On the Change of Chinese Peasants’ Interpersonal Trust and Its Determinants： Analysis of the Data from Five Waves Survey (2002—2015) in 40 Villages of Jiangxi Province
Yu Hongbo
Public Affairs and Local Governance Research Center， School of Government， Nanjing University， Nanjing 210023
Abstract：Based on the analysis of the five waves survey from the 2002—2015 data at 40 villages in Jiangxi province， this paper indicates that interpersonal trust of peasants is emerged as a U-shaped change and general increase. Meanwhile， the internal structure of peasants’ trust demonstrates a pattern of difference sequence. The sequence from inside to outside of interpersonal trust of the peasants is “family relationship——embedded relationship——open relationship”. This paper also analyzes the influencing factors of interpersonal trust by its degree and range， and the results suggest that the institutional and cultural factors are more applicable for explaining this interpersonal trust than the rational factor. Therefore， the paper advises that to create and improve the interpersonal trust in the rural area， to improve the quality of government governance and to inherit the excellent traditional culture for creating a harmonious interpersonal environment is necessary. In addition， government trust， the impact of traditional culture on the different structures of interpersonal trust is also worthy of subsequent attention.
余泓波. 变动中的差序：农民人际信任变迁及其影响因素——基于2002－2015年江西40村五波问卷调查数据的分析[J]. 华中师范大学学报（人文社会科学版）, 2017, 56(5): 1-10.
Yu Hongbo. On the Change of Chinese Peasants’ Interpersonal Trust and Its Determinants： Analysis of the Data from Five Waves Survey (2002—2015) in 40 Villages of Jiangxi Province. journal1, 2017, 56(5): 1-10.
2017, Vol. 56 
