Validity of Rotter's Interpersonal Trust Scale

A Study of Delinquent Adolescents

Bibliographic Data

ID13655289
AuthorsBernard J Fitzgerald (University of Wyoming, Laramie, corresponding author), Richard A Pasewark (University of Wyoming), Sally J Noah (University of Wyoming, Laramie)
Year1970
Volume26
Issue1
Pages163-166
Publication date1970-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1970.26.1.163
PMID5452590
OpenAlexW2054037537
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited2

As a partial test of the validity of Rotter's Interpersonal Trust Scale, the instrument was utilized in an attempt to differentiate male and female delinquent groups from non-delinquent groups matched for age and social class. Since Rotter states that delinquents are less trusting of others, the use of such groups seemed a fair test of the discriminability of the scale, but no significant differences were found on the Interpersonal Trust Scale among these male and female delinquent groups and their non-delinquent counterparts. Thus, the validity of the instrument as a measure of the Trust variable was questioned

Developmental psychology · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Juvenile delinquency · Psychometrics · Scale (ratio · Test (biology · Test validity · Clinical Psychology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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