Perceived Trustworthiness of Occupations

Abstract

The present study examines the perceived trustworthiness of nineteen selected occupations based on U.S. and Korean student samples. Specifically, it compares the rating and ranking methods of assessing trustworthiness, examines the possibility of sex and culture differences, and evaluates the effects of subjects' levels of trustfulness. The relative trustworthiness of the nineteen occupations was highly similar across rating and ranking methods, sex, culture, and level of trustfulness. However, there was a significant relationship between level of trustfulness and level of perceived trustworthiness. Implications of these findings for future work on trustworthiness, and for survey research in general, are discussed.