摘要：Background. This study addresses a current problem relating to trust and the identificationof gender differences in trust/mistrust manifestation. Gender identity is associatedwith cultural stereotypes and social roles, which facilitate the formation of trust inpeople. It acts as a significant integral meaning-based component of an individual’s “I”-conception, which contributes to the formation of trust in himself and the world aroundhim.Objective. To study features of trust/mistrust towards others in young people withdifferent gender identities.Design. The cross-gender-typical sample consisted of 179 representatives, 83 malesand 96 females, ages 17 to 23 (M = 19.34 and SD = 1.79). The techniques for collectingdata included the MMPI, the Sex-Role Inventory by S. Bem, and the Trust/Mistrusttowards Others questionnaire by A. Kupreychenko. The results were processed via theMann-Whitney U Test, the Kruskal-Wallis H criterion, and cluster analysis.Results. Criteria of trust/mistrust among the youth with different gender identitieswere identified, and basic types of trust — categoric, irrational–emotional, ambivalent–contradictory, and non-differentiated — were singled out. Irrespective of biological sex,bearers of different gender identities do not exhibit the same criteria to determine trust/mistrust.Conclusion. This study makes it possible to enrich our understanding of the role ofsocial gender in the formation of interpersonal trust and differences in the foundationsof trust toward others, in people with different gender identities. The empirical typologyof trust in youth with different gender identities allows for using the typology in organizingpsychological diagnostics, and for support and improvement of their interpersonalrelations.
关键词：gender identity; trust; trust/mistrust identity; gender differences; social roles
