Trustworthiness

There is what appears to me to be a matrix model for trustworthiness. Let me explain. Apparently, trustworthiness relies on the person who is trusting another, the trustee, their abilities "(i.e. skills and competencies within a specific domain), [their] benevolence (i.e. good motivation and positive intentions towards the trustor), and [their] integrity (i.e. compliance with moral principles)" (Fahrner, 2023, p. 5). 

So I interpret Fanrner's research (2023) as a three dimensional model with one axis of ability; a second axis of benevolence, and a third of integrity. Just like the model in the image accompanying this post: we can think about trustworthiness as an intersectionality between these three characteristics. 

If someone has the ability to trust (or be trustworthy), but has little integrity, then they won't be trustworthy. Also, if they have the ability to trust but aren't benevolent, then they won't be trustworthy either. If they have two of the three: say benevolence and abilities, but lack integrity, we are still not going to find them trustworthy: intentions and skills without follow-through won't cut it. We need all  three to be trustworthy.

That is a pretty cool idea!

Sam

Reference:

Fahrner, M. (2023). Conditions and mechanisms of trust within boards of voluntary sport governing bodies. Sport Management Review. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/14413523.2023.2247652