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Trust Scale (Rempel‚ Holmes & Zanna‚ 1985) – Trust within close interpersonal relationships
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My partner has proven to be trustworthy and I am willing to let him/her engage in activities which other partners find too threatening.
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D
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Even when I don’t know how my partner will react‚ I feel comfortable telling him/her anything about myself‚ even those things of which I am ashamed.
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F
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Though times may change and the future is uncertain‚ I know my partner will always be ready and willing to offer me strength and support.
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F
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I am never certain that my partner won’t do something that I dislike or will embarrass me.
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P
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My partner is very unpredictable. I never know how he/she is going to act from one day to the next.
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P
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I feel very uncomfortable when my partner has to make decisions which will affect me personally.
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P
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I have found that my partner is unusually dependable‚ especially when it comes to things which are important to me.
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D
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My partner behaves in a very consistent manner.
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P
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Whenever we have to make an important decision in a situation we have never encountered before‚ I know my partner will be concerned about my welfare.
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F
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Even if I have no reason to expect my partner to share things with me‚ I still feel certain that he/she will.
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F
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I can rely on my partner to react in a positive way when I expose my weaknesses to him/her.
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F
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When I share my problems with my partner‚ I know he/she will respond in a loving way even before I say anything.
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F
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I am certain that my partner would not cheat on me‚ even if the opportunity arose and there was no chance that he/she would get caught.
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D
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I sometimes avoid my partner because he/she is unpredictable and I fear saying or doing something which might cr‎eate conflict.
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P
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I can rely on my partner to keep the promises he/she makes to me.
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D
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When I am with my partner‚ I feel secure in facing unknown new situations.
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F
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Even when my partner makes excuses which sound rather unlikely‚ I am confident that he/she is telling the truth.
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D
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Professor of Psychology
Department of Psychology
Faculty of Health
York University
Toronto‚ Ontario
Canada M3J 1P
Cite this article
mohammad looti (2026). Trust Scale – Trust within close interpersonal relationships. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/trust-scale-trust-within-close-interpersonal-relationships/
mohammad looti. "Trust Scale – Trust within close interpersonal relationships." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 23 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/trust-scale-trust-within-close-interpersonal-relationships/.
mohammad looti. "Trust Scale – Trust within close interpersonal relationships." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/trust-scale-trust-within-close-interpersonal-relationships/.
mohammad looti (2026) 'Trust Scale – Trust within close interpersonal relationships', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/trust-scale-trust-within-close-interpersonal-relationships/.
[1] mohammad looti, "Trust Scale – Trust within close interpersonal relationships," PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, vol. X, no. Y, ص Z-Z, April, 2026.
mohammad looti. Trust Scale – Trust within close interpersonal relationships. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. 2026;vol(issue):pages.