Trust Inventory (TI)
40 items measuring trust in people in general and in your partner
How much do you trust people? It is really two separate questions: trust in people in general, and trust in your partner — and the two often do not match. The Trust Inventory (Couch, Adams & Jones, 1996) measures both with 40 items, 20 per subscale. Takes about 8 minutes. Note: this is a self-reflection tool, not a diagnostic instrument.
Who Do You Actually Trust?
The Trust Inventory, built by Couch, Adams and Jones in 1996, measures trust at two levels with 40 items:
- Generalized Trust (20 items) — your basic stance toward people: are most people trustworthy?
- Partner Trust (20 items) — how much confidence you have in your romantic partner's reliability and goodwill.
The two scores often disagree. Someone can trust coworkers easily yet second-guess their partner constantly; someone else can be guarded with the whole world and completely open with one person.
Five-point scale (1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree), about 8 minutes. This is a self-reflection tool, not a diagnostic instrument.
Scoring Guide
Each subscale sums to 20-100. Reverse-scored items flip first. No clinical cutoffs exist; scores are reference bands only.Result Interpretation
After completing the 40 questions, you'll receive an immediate, detailed report with:
- Your score — calculated automatically based on your responses
- Score interpretation — what your score means in practical terms
- Dimension breakdown — separate scores for each sub-scale
- Context — how your results compare to general population norms where available
All results are displayed on screen. No account or login needed.