An Examination of the level of social trust and stability of desire to social participation of the residents of Kashan city

Subject Areas : Urban Sociological Studies

Mohsen Niazi ¹ , Zeinalabedin Khedmati ² , Fatemeh Khoshbayani ³

1 - (corresponding author), professor, Department of Sociology, Kashan University , Kashan, Iran
2 - , ph.D. in International Affairs, Gilan University, Gilan, Iran
3 - Department of Sociology, Kashan University- , Kashan, Iran

Received: 2022-03-02 Accepted : 2022-06-12 Published : 2022-08-23

Keywords: Sustainability, Social trust, Desire for social participation,

Abstract :

Social participation is a key element in urban development, and social trust and sustainability are among the mostSocial participation is a key element in urban development, and social trust and sustainability are among the most important factors that provide a platform for social participation. This research was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effect of social trust and stability of the willingness of the citizens of Kashan to participate in society. The research population of this research consisted of the citizens of Kashan city, the method of research was the survey method and the data collection tool consisted of  3 standard questionnaires and the sample size was estimated to be 187 people using SPSS SAMPLE POWER sampling software. The sampling method was available sampling. The data analysis tools were SPSS statistical software and AMOS modeling software. Findings showed that 22% of the factor of willingness to social participation was related to the variable of social trust. Therefore, social trust has an effect on the desire for social participation, and it is possible to predict the desire for social participation based on social trust in the research population. 15% of the variance of the dependent variable (inclination to social participation) was explained by the independent variable (sustainability). In simpler words, 15% of the factor of willingness to social participation is related to the sustainability variable. Therefore, sustainability affects the desire for social participation and it is possible to predict the desire for social participation based on sustainability in the statistical population. The results of the t-test showed that the social trust and social participation status among the citizens of Kashan city is moderate and at the optimal level, and the stability status among the citizens of Kashan city is at an unfavorable and weak level.                                              

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