Despite a recent line of research highlighting trust as an important determinant of residents'
happiness in Western countries, empirical evidence regarding the strength of these linkages …

Although social integration has always been a central sociological issue, there has never
been a consensus how to approach the topic empirically. In the new millennium, social …

In many, but not all situations it is easier to be trusting from a position of security. This paper
addresses trust's relationship with perceived insecurities induced by the coronavirus …

Well-being conditions at work are determined by the balance between the demands from the
organizational context and the perception of people to possess resources concerning the …

In this study we investigated the amount of social capital as well as its effect on subjective
well-being for the whole Austrian population and separately for rural-and urban areas. By …

The presence of agriculture is diminishing in today's society: it provides only a small
percentage of jobs, and the number of visible farms that can provide exposure to agricultural …

The prevalence of loneliness varies widely across Western societies. However, the
underlying sources of these cross-national disparities are still the subject of debate. In …

We present a theory linking political and social trust to explain trust erosion in modern
societies. Individuals disagree on the seriousness of an externality problem, which leads to …

Participation is essential in societal development. Nevertheless, it still tends to be
implemented unsystematically, and to be interpreted loosely without attention to context. For …

Purpose This paper studies social inequality in the vital field of employment in Spain during
the crisis period 2009-2014. Design/methodology/approach Factor analysis is used to build …