The role of trust in action among the adolescents

TYRLÍK, Mojmír and Petr MACEK. The role of trust in action among the adolescents. In Programme Book of 14th General meeting of the EAESP. 2005.

Basic information

• Original name: The role of trust in action among the adolescents
• Name in Czech: Funkce důvěry v jednání mezi adolescenty
• Name (in English): The role of trust in action among the adolescents
• Authors: TYRLÍK, Mojmír (203 Czech Republic, guarantor) and Petr MACEK (203 Czech Republic).
• Edition: Programme Book of 14th General meeting of the EAESP, 2005.

Other information

• Original language: Czech
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/05:00013182
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Keywords in English: adolescence; trust
• Tags: adolescence, trust

Abstract

The adolescence is a lifespan period in which youths establish and develop qualitatively new relations to parents and friends. The adolescents leave uncritical trust in parents and another authority for more critical and experience-based trust in friends and partner. The trust becomes more important in action. It makes in-group and out-group perception and evaluation dissimilar. Our research has aimed to find end explain relations among trust in a person, appraisal of this person and his/her situation, action planning, real activity and appraisal of this action. A method of real event has been chosen in order to ensure validity of the situations. Sixty-five secondary school students aged from 17 to 19 were asked to explain their action in two situations. The first group was asked to give real event in which a schoolmate needs help. The second group gave a real event in which a strange man needs help. All of them described his/her behavior in the situation and explained why he/she did behave in such a way. Our result showed strong relationship between trust and action. The problems of schoolmates were seen more true and urgent. Causation of their troubles was more external. The adolescents were more ready to help them. They more evaluate the help a friend.

Abstract (in English)

The adolescence is a lifespan period in which youths establish and develop qualitatively new relations to parents and friends. The adolescents leave uncritical trust in parents and another authority for more critical and experience-based trust in friends and partner. The trust becomes more important in action. It makes in-group and out-group perception and evaluation dissimilar. Our research has aimed to find end explain relations among trust in a person, appraisal of this person and his/her situation, action planning, real activity and appraisal of this action. A method of real event has been chosen in order to ensure validity of the situations. Sixty-five secondary school students aged from 17 to 19 were asked to explain their action in two situations. The first group was asked to give real event in which a schoolmate needs help. The second group gave a real event in which a strange man needs help. All of them described his/her behavior in the situation and explained why he/she did behave in such a way. Our result showed strong relationship between trust and action. The problems of schoolmates were seen more true and urgent. Causation of their troubles was more external. The adolescents were more ready to help them. They more evaluate the help a friend.

Links

• GA406/04/0611, research and development project: Name: Důvěra v procesu jednání v interpersonálních situacích

Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Trust in process of action within interpersonal situations