Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Γενικευμένη Κλίμακα Εμπιστοσύνης	Κλίμακα Κοινωνικής Συμμετοχής
Πεδίο	Πολιτική Κοινωνιολογία	Πολιτική Κοινωνιολογία
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1956–1994	1995–2008
Δημιουργός	Morris Rosenberg, Toshio Yamagishi	Cliff Zukin, Scott Keeter, Russell Dalton
Τύπος	Self-report questionnaire	Self-report questionnaire / Behavioral frequency
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Rosenberg, M. (1956). Misanthropy, political ideology, and political information. Public Opinion Quarterly, 20(2), 274-290.	Zukin, C., Keeter, S., Andolina, M., Jenkins, K., & Delli Carpini, M. X. (2006). A new engagement? Political participation, civic life, and the changing American citizen. Oxford University Press.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	GTS, Trust in Strangers	CES, Political Participation Scale
Συναφείς	5	4
Σύνοψη	The Generalized Trust Scale measures an individual's propensity to trust people in general, particularly strangers with whom they have no direct relationship. Originally developed by Morris Rosenberg in 1956 and later refined by Toshio Yamagishi and colleagues, it has become foundational in research on social capital, civic participation, and intergroup relations.	The Civic Engagement Scale measures the extent and type of an individual's participation in civic, political, and community life. Rather than a single construct, it typically encompasses multiple dimensions: electoral participation (voting), political activity (contacting officials, campaign involvement), civic service (volunteering, organizational membership), and social participation (community meetings, neighborhood involvement). Developed by scholars including Zukin, Keeter, and Dalton, it captures how citizens actualize their democratic role.