Abstract:
The aim of this study was to explain the relationship between state efficiency and social trust in the citizens of Rasht. The question is, to what extent does the level of state performance affect the level of social trust? The study of this issue has been done in the form of a quantitative research and the research data have been collected by a questionnaire with a sample size of 384 people and by random cluster sampling method. The statistical population is the citizens of the five districts of Rasht. According to the research findings, the social trust of Rasht citizens is at a moderate level. The citizens of Rasht evaluate the efficiency of the state at a medium and low level. There is a significant correlation between state efficiency and social trust and state efficiency has direct and indirect effects on social trust. Distributive justice accounts for about 57% and political performance for about 22% of changes in social trust. Therefore, the main hypothesis of the research is confirmed. The first sub-hypothesis about the significance of the difference in social trust between urban areas was rejected and the second sub-hypothesis about the significant difference in state efficiency in urban areas was confirmed.
Machine summary:
A correct and accurate understanding of this situation requires examining the relationship between social trust and other elements and various influencing factors, including religion, economy, and government performance; therefore, the present research, while describing the status of social trust among the citizens of Rasht, explains its relationship with government efficiency and considers the roles of religiosity and economic poverty as competing and false hypotheses.
The research strategy is deductive, in which a theory from which one or more hypotheses can be inferred is an essential part of the process of answering "why" questions; therefore, to examine the extent of the impact of government efficiency on social trust, we have used the theories of Peter Zatomeka and James Coleman, and to control this influence, we have used the variables of Oscar Lewis's economic poverty and religiosity as competing hypotheses.
The present research has examined the factors affecting the variable of social trust based on the indicators of government efficiency, economy, and religiosity among the citizens of Rasht city, as well as the role of contextual factors (including age, gender, occupation, income, education, and area of residence).
Alpha Coefficients Variables, Alpha Coefficient Social trust, 0/854 Government effectiveness, 0/804 Religiosity, 0/897 Economic poverty, 0/640 After collection, the research data were entered into the SPSS statistical software for analysis, and after error checking and constructing the required indices according to the type of hypotheses and the measurement level of the variables, relevant tests were used.
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