사회신뢰와 정부의 역할

This study aims to figure out the influence of the government’s daily role performance on social trust in Korea, and analyzes the relationships between safety, communication with the public, communication between social groups, integrity, fairness, governmental cooperation and social trust.
The study analyzes data (n = 8,000) from Korea Social Integration Survey in 2017 and employs structural equation modeling (SEM). It finds that social trust is positively and significantly associated with communication between social groups, safety, fairness, and communication with the public, negatively related to integrity, and has no significant relationship with governmental cooperation. The test results reveal that when the government is connected with the public through active communication and conducts its daily role fairly and responsively, the level of social trust will be improved in Korea. It also discusses appropriate ways for enhancing social trust, comparing the study results with other recent research.