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The effects of trust in authority and procedural fairness on cooperation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17484547     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The present research examined the effect of procedural fairness and trust in an authority on people's willingness to cooperate with the authority across a wide range of social situations. Prior research has shown that the presence of information about whether an authority can be trusted moderates the effect of procedural fairness. If no trust information is available, procedural fairness influences people's reactions. This is not the case when information about the trustworthiness of the authority is present. In the present article, it is argued that information about whether the authority can or cannot be trusted may also moderate the effect of procedural fairness in predicting levels of cooperation. Assuming that the use of fair procedures by authorities that cannot be trusted is less influential than is the enactment of procedures by trustworthy authorities, it is predicted that trust in authority moderates the influence of procedural fairness on cooperation in such a way that procedural fairness has a positive effect on cooperation primarily when trust in authority is high. Results from 4 studies (2 experimental studies and 2 field studies) provide supportive evidence for this interaction.
Authors:
David De Cremer; Tom R Tyler
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of applied psychology     Volume:  92     ISSN:  0021-9010     ISO Abbreviation:  J Appl Psychol     Publication Date:  2007 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-05-08     Completed Date:  2007-07-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0222526     Medline TA:  J Appl Psychol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  639-49     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
2007 APA, all rights reserved
Affiliation:
Department of Economic and Social Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands. d.decremer@uvt.nl
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Attitude*
Cooperative Behavior*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Social Justice*
Social Perception*
Trust*

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