“That’s how the trust began” : Forming trusting friendships
from adolescence to adulthood

J 2025

“That’s how the trust began” : Forming trusting friendships from adolescence to adulthood

FIKRLOVÁ, Jana; Andrea ALBRECHT; Jan ŠEREK a Petr MACEK

Základní údaje

Originální název

“That’s how the trust began” : Forming trusting friendships from adolescence to adulthood

Autoři

FIKRLOVÁ, Jana ; Andrea ALBRECHT; Jan ŠEREK a Petr MACEK

Vydání

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, London, SAGE Publications, 2025, 0265-4075

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50101 Psychology

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

article - open access

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 2.300 v roce 2024

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14230/25:00144232

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

Klíčová slova anglicky

adolescence; developmental psychology;friendship; peer relations; qualitative methods;thematic analysis; the trust sequence; trust

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 24. 2. 2026 15:31, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Anotace

V originále

Adolescence represents a sensitive period for embarking on trust-based friendships, which lay the foundation for successful close relationships later in life. The recent trust sequence model assumes that the trust process is universal regardless of the developmental stage. However, how the trust process may vary has been under-researched, especially during the critical period of adolescence and in the context of friendships. Therefore, this study qualitatively explored how people experience the process of forming trust in friends from early adolescence to adulthood. We conducted eight focus groups (N = 39 participants) with early (11-12 years), middle (14-15 years), and late (18-19 years) Czech adolescents and a comparative sample of adults. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis, employing an inductive, semantic, and experiential approach. We identified four overarching themes: (1) Experiential Trust Building, (2) Absence of Reasons to Not Trust, (3) Relying on Intuitive Connection, and (4) Trusting the Right/Wrong Person (the third and fourth themes being exclusive to adolescents). Participants thus described multiple variations of the trust process, with much of the variation residing in the perceived importance of diminishing the leap of faith, i.e., the risks and uncertainties inherent in trusting. Immediate affect and stronger moral essentialism were relevant to trust formation among adolescents but not adults. These findings provide unique insights into experiences with forming trusting friendships from early adolescence to adulthood and extend the trust sequence model. Further research should explore the trust process in low- and high trust societies.

Návaznosti

GA24-11851S, projekt VaV

Název: Důvěra v autority perspektivou celoživotního vývoje

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Důvěra v autority perspektivou celoživotního vývoje

870572, interní kód MU

Název: Enlightened trust: An examination of trust and distrust in governance – conditions, effects and remedies (Akronym: EnTrust)

Investor: Evropská unie, Enlightened trust: An examination of trust and distrust in governance – conditions, effects and remedies, Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective Societies (Societal Challenges)

Přiložené soubory

that-s-how-the-trust-began.pdf

Citovat

FIKRLOVÁ, Jana; Andrea ALBRECHT; Jan ŠEREK a Petr MACEK. “That’s how the trust began” : Forming trusting friendships from adolescence to adulthood. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. London: SAGE Publications, 2025, roč. 42, č. 1, s. 52-72. ISSN 0265-4075. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075241287909.

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FIKRLOVÁ, Jana; Andrea ALBRECHT; Jan ŠEREK a Petr MACEK. “That’s how the trust began” : Forming trusting friendships from adolescence to adulthood. \textit{Journal of Social and Personal Relationships}. London: SAGE Publications, 2025, roč.~42, č.~1, s.~52-72. ISSN~0265-4075. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075241287909.

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