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Rotter Interpersonal Trust Scale (ITS) Test

Understand your trust in people and institutions in about 4 minutes. Fast 25-item results highlight openness to cooperation and areas of skepticism for healthier relationships and group dynamics.

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Questions: 254 minutes

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

example score

48/125

Social Trust Level (STL)

Measures overall social trust in other people and society, reflecting openness to cooperation versus skepticism.

Low trust

Balanced trust

High trust

25 – 50: Low trust | 51 – 100: Balanced trust | 101 – 125: High trust

A score of 48 falls in the Low trust range, suggesting a more skeptical stance toward others and social structures and potential caution in social interactions.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Curious self-reflectors

41%OF USERS

People who want a quick snapshot of how much they generally trust others and how that affects their relationships and day-to-day decisions.

Counselors and coaches

34%OF USERS

Helping professionals who use brief diagnostics to explore clients’ interpersonal openness, skepticism, and readiness to cooperate.

Researchers and HR specialists

25%OF USERS

Those studying group climate, social attitudes, or organizational culture who need separate measures of trust in people versus institutions.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Level of social trust (Lost)

Average

68.4

Normal range

51.5 — 85.2

min.

max.

125

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Not sure
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Unsure
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Not sure
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Rotter Interpersonal Trust Scale (ITS) Test - Symptoms and Signs

social trust

This instrument assesses generalized interpersonal trust, focusing on expectations about the reliability and honesty of other people and, in some applications, broader social institutions. The Rotter Interpersonal Trust Scale (ITS) is commonly used to characterize individual differences in trust-related attitudes relevant to social functioning and relationship expectations.

The measure consists of 25 items and typically takes about 4 minutes to complete. Results are generally interpreted as an index of overall trust versus skepticism, and may inform clinical case conceptualization or research questions involving interpersonal expectations, cooperation, and social engagement. The Rotter Interpersonal Trust Scale (ITS) is intended to be interpreted within the context of collateral information and other assessment data rather than as a standalone indicator of functioning.

Author: J. B. Rotter

Literature: Simpson, J. A. Psychological foundations of trust. Current Directions in Psychological Science. 2007.; Reis, H. T., & Shaver, P. Intimacy as an interpersonal process. In S. Duck (Ed.), Handbook of personal relationships. Wiley. 1988.; McAllister, D. J. Affect- and cognition-based trust as foundations for interpersonal cooperation in organizations. Academy of Management Journal. 1995.; Rotter, J. B. A new scale for the measurement of interpersonal trust. Journal of Personality. 1967.