MBQ : My Belief Questionnaire

TRUST :
Trust Trust

is an essential ingredient of living.

is relying on the verbal statements of other person or group of people.

WHEN WE TRUST :

Do not follow up Do not verify or question intensions Save our energies & physical activities of verification & follow up It makes our life easy.

INTERPERSONAL TRUST : A generalised attitude to trust or not trust other members of the society with whom we normally interact.

INTERPERSONAL TRUST
Developed

on the basis of a series of Experiences : Family upbringing, Surrounding, Society. you live in an environment where people have the habit of making false promises, do not take personal responsibility, indulge in loose talk you also may become less trusting or less trustworthy. experience due to trusting others may also reduce Interpersonal Trust.

If

Distressing

LACK OF TRUST :
Loose

faith on others & it creates consequential damage puts us in doubt, increases our activity & creates uncertainty, Psychological discomfort or Tension leads to follow up & in turn has the danger of making the other person wait for follow up and thus becomes a vicious circles.

It

It

CONSEQUENCES OF LOW INTERPERSONAL TRUST :

Less Resourcefulness

Lower Self Confidence Level Low Risk Taking

HIGH INTERPERSONAL TRUST :

Negative Consequences : Gullibility - you may get cheated Dependency Blindly follows without using his brains Positive Consequences : Security Mental Peace Self Confidence Risk Taking

THE QUESTIONNAIRE

60 items with a five point scale. 40 items deal with interpersonal trust or the extent to which you trust other people.

20 items deal with extent to which you trust other events situations etc.
300 is the maximum score with 180 as mid point. Scores above 180 indicate above average trust.

TRUSTWORTHINESS
How

much trustworthy you are. are 10 Questions.

There

Highest

Score reflect a high order of Trust that others have on you.