CHAPTER 4: Justice, Trustworthiness, and Trust: A Narrative Review of Their Connections

Although the justice and trust literatures have long been intertwined, there is surprisingly little consensus about the nature of the justice–trust connection. Some empirical studies cast trust as an antecedent of justice, whereas others cast justice as an antecedent of trust. Moreover, there is a significant degree of overlap in the concepts represented in justice and trust measures. The purpose of this manuscript is to describe how the application of Mayer, Davis, and Schoorman’s (1995) integrative model of trust can help clarify the nature of the justice–trust connection. Specifically, the model allows for the decomposition of justice–trustworthiness and justice–trust relationships while supplying measures that possess less overlap with justice scales. We offer suggestions for future research on the integration of justice and trust, including calls for more extensive longitudinal and experimental studies.