Social Trust and Its Relationship with Social Participation: A Case Study of Yazd City

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of aspects of social trust and social participation in citizens of Yazd. A survey method was used for data collection. The questionnaire used in this study is both reliable and valid, and the sample consisted of 316 citizens. Result of the data analysis showed that the interpersonal and generalized aspects of social trust were unsatisfactory and that social participation was unsatisfactory in its concrete aspect but it was more satisfactory in the mental aspect. Also, Pearson's correlation coefficient showed that there was a significant relationship between social trust and social participation. Results of MANOVA test revealed that there was a significant relationship between interpersonal and generalized aspects of trust and the concrete and mental aspects of social participation.