In personality psychology, trust is understood as a facet of agreeableness, the Big Five personality trait that describes how we tend to relate to other people. Specifically, trust reflects how willing someone is to assume good intent, share information, and rely on others.

What many people don’t realize is that trust, like other personality traits, is malleable. Not only that, you can take a proactive role in becoming more trusting.

Your capacity for trust typically develops from past experiences that shape your default pattern of beliefs and behavior (i.e., your personality) when it comes to other people. Experiences like being punished for mistakes, criticised for expressing your feelings, or growing up in a situation where your needs were inconsistently met, have a powerful impact on what you expect from other people.

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