Sinking slowly: Diversity in propensity to trust predicts downward trust spirals in small groups

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1012-1024

  Ferguson, Amanda J ^a   Peterson, Randall S ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intragroup conflict; Intragroup trust; Personality composition; Propensity to trust; Trust diversity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFLICT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937074224     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/apl0000007     Document Type: Article

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