Gender, Birth Order, Parental Separation and Duration of Romantic Union as Factors in Relationship Trust: A Comparative Study

Abstract

This study sought to determine whether gender, birth order, parental separation and duration of current romantic union were factors that influenced relationship trust. 95 single adult respondents whose biological parents were alive and are currently in heterosexual romantic relationships volunteered to participate in this study. Trust Scale of Rempel and Holmes was used to measure the respondents’ relationship trust. The findings of this study indicated that differences in gender, birth order, parental separation and duration of current romantic union yielded no statistically significant differences in the respondents’ relationship trust scores.