The Quality of Parent-Adolescent and Peer-Adolescent Relationships and Trust in Strangers

Hester Sijtsma, Mariët van Buuren, Jacek Buczny, Miriam Hollarek, Reubs J. Walsh, Nikki C. Lee, Lydia Krabbendam, Department of Clinical, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Behavioral and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Research Institute LEARN, Institute for Brain and Behavior Amsterdam, Department of Experimental and Applied Psychology, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

The Journal of Early Adolescence

Published online on September 24, 2025

Abstract

The Journal of Early Adolescence, Volume 46, Issue 7, Page 1022-1050, August 2026.
Trust experiences gained from close others may generalize to trust interactions with strangers. In this longitudinal study, we examined the association between the quality of relationships with parents and peers and trust in strangers over age. The three ...