A Study of Social Factors Related to Social Trust among High-School Teachers of Marand's Department of Education

Social trust is one of the most important concepts of the social sciences whose presence facilitates social communication. It is essential for organizational performance as well. The present study aimed to investigate social trust among high-school teachers of Marand. Our theoretical framework is inspired by rational choice theory، reasoned action theory، and ideas of Giddens، Bourdieu، Colman، Erikson and so on. The measurement instrument is questionnaire. The sample is composed of 280 individuals، who were selected from a population of 1285 (all high-school teachers in Marand) using stratified random sampling. The data was analyzed by SPSS، using statistical techniques such as T test، ANOVA، and correlation coefficients. The main result of this study is that respondents’ social trust is at a high level. Also، variables such as profit expectation، traditionalism and religious beliefs are in a direct relationship with social trust، but social alienation is in a reverse relationship with social trust.