Designs, techniques, and methods in the investigation of trust

The chapter outlines the techniques (scale construction, observation, and diary), designs (cross-sectional and longitudinal), methods (quantitative experimental and qualitative), and analyses (growth curve, social relations, and time series) used to investigate trust. Examples of each of those in the investigation of trust are described. The chapter provides a fundamental understanding of the wide array of techniques, designs, methods, and analyses that researchers can utilize to investigate trust.