Study: Paper Readers More Trusting

A study out of Washington State University shows that people who are frequent readers of a daily newspaper tend to be more trusting of others than those who read newspapers less frequently. The effect holds for both residents of small towns and big cities, even though researchers found small town residents are more trusting in general than city dwellers.  Featured in the latest issue of Mass Communication and Society, the study was conducted by Douglas Hindman , associate professor of communication, and Masahiro Yamamoto , WSU graduate student and assistant professor of humanities at Colby-Sawyer College in New Hampshire. It underscores the importance of newspapers in their communities. By reinforcing feelings of trust, the researchers said, newspapers can help make communities better places to live/ Robert Strenge , WSU News. More here.

Question: Are you a trusting person?