Trust and Satisfaction With Help Received From Significant Loved Ones

Abstract

Background. Numerous studies have noted the role of trust in building a variety of relationships. In our study, we focused on studying the connection between trust (personalized and generalized) and a person’s perception of the help provided to him in difficult life situations from their loved ones. Research methods. Method of “Critical life situations” by I.V. Kuznetsova, A.L. Sventsitsky; Method of “Trust” L.G. Pochebut, M.I. Kiloshenko, A.L. Sventsitsky, T.V. Kazantseva; Method of “Psychological Well-Being Scale” by K. Rieff, adapted by T.D. Shevelenkova; socio-demographic questionnaire. Processing of the obtained data was carried out in IBM SPSS Statistics Subscription. The following methods of mathematical statistics were used in the study: analysis of primary statistics, Student's t test, multiple analysis of variance (Scheffé test and intergroup effects), correlation and regression analyses. Results. Our study confirms the important positive relationship between trust (both personal and generalized) and the level of satisfaction with assistance. The most requested help (regardless of gender) is the need for moral support. The most significant person is mostly either the mother or the father. An overabundance of help is often associated with the excessive involvement of loved ones in solving situations of interpersonal interactions and providing help without a request. Men with a high level of psychological well-being admit that more often. Conclusion. This study also touched upon such issues as the roles and functions of modern friends, partners (spouses/wives/fiancés and grooms) in the life of a modern young man, in which he can only receive basic help from relying on himself or his parents. This issue will be further discussed in the future.