Age differences in trust: An investigation across 38 countries

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 347-355

  Li, Tianyuan ^a   Fung, Helene H ^b  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Age difference; developing status; individualism; inequality; trust

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRUST; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876535283     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbs072     Document Type: Article

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