Table 1. Results of mediation models for the effect of institutional trust (aggregate measure and single institutions) on interpersonal trust through feelings of security.
| Predictor and effect | Outcome: Trusting beliefs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | |||||
| b | SE | 95% CI | b | SE | 95% CI | |
| Mediator: Feelings of security | 0.23 | 0.07 | 0.08; 0.37 | 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.05; 0.33 |
| Predictor: Institutional trust (Aggregate) | ||||||
| Total effect | 0.39 | 0.10 | 0.19; 0.59 | 0.29 | 0.10 | 0.10; 0.49 |
| Direct effect | 0.21 | 0.11 | -0.01; 0.44 | 0.15 | 0.11 | -0.07; 0.37 |
| Indirect effect | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.06; 0.32 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.06; 0.27 |
| Mediator: Feelings of security | 0.25 | 0.07 | 0.11; 0.39 | 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.06; 0.33 |
| Predictor: Institutional trust (Police) | ||||||
| Total effect | 0.25 | 0.07 | 0.10; 0.40 | 0.22 | 0.08 | 0.07; 0.36 |
| Direct effect | 0.13 | 0.08 | -0.03; 0.29 | 0.11 | 0.08 | -0.06; 0.27 |
| Indirect effect | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.05; 0.21 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.04; 0.20 |
| Mediator: Feelings of security | 0.26 | 0.07 | 0.12; 0.41 | 0.2 | 0.07 | 0.06; 0.34 |
| Predictor: Institutional trust (Legal system) | ||||||
| Total effect | 0.22 | 0.07 | 0.08; 0.36 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 0.05; 0.31 |
| Direct effect | 0.08 | 0.08 | -0.08; 0.23 | 0.07 | 0.08 | -0.08; 0.22 |
| Indirect effect | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.06; 0.24 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.03; 0.19 |
| Mediator: Feelings of security | 0.26 | 0.07 | 0.12; 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.07 | 0.07; 0.34 |
| Predictor: Institutional trust (Government) | ||||||
| Total effect | 0.24 | 0.08 | 0.09; 0.39 | 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.04; 0.33 |
| Direct effect | 0.11 | 0.08 | -0.06; 0.27 | 0.09 | 0.08 | -0.07; 0.24 |
| Indirect effect | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.06; 0.23 | 0.10 | 0.03 | 0.04; 0.18 |
| Mediator: Feelings of security | 0.28 | 0.06 | 0.16; 0.41 | 0.23 | 0.06 | 0.11; 0.35 |
| Predictor: Institutional trust (Religious institutions) | ||||||
| Total effect | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.01; 0.25 | 0.06 | 0.06 | -0.06; 0.18 |
| Direct effect | 0.09 | 0.06 | -0.03; 0.20 | 0.03 | 0.06 | -0.09; 0.15 |
| Indirect effect | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.01; 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.02 | -0.01; 0.07 |
| Mediator: Feelings of security | 0.27 | 0.07 | 0.14; 0.40 | 0.22 | 0.06 | 0.10; 0.35 |
| Predictor: Institutional trust (Media) | ||||||
| Total effect | 0.21 | 0.08 | 0.06; 0.37 | 0.14 | 0.08 | -0.01; 0.30 |
| Direct effect | 0.13 | 0.08 | -0.03; 0.28 | 0.07 | 0.08 | -0.9; 0.22 |
| Indirect effect | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.04; 0.16 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.03; 0.14 |
Results based on 181 observations. Model 1: Mediation analyses did not include control variables. Model 2: Mediation analyses included trust propensity, security values, political orientation, and education as control variables.