Trust: quick facts
Trust is the feeling of confidence in another person's reliability, honesty, or goodwill. It involves a willingness to be vulnerable based on the expectation that the other will act with care rather than harm. Trust…
Category
Complex & secondary emotions
Valence
Positive
Emotion family / blend
Happiness
Typical triggers
Reliability, honesty, shared vulnerability, consistent behaviour over time
How it's expressed
Relaxed openness, steady eye contact, calm posture, lowered guard
Sources: American Psychological Association — APA Dictionary: emotion; Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley — Emotions; Plutchik's Wheel of Emotions (Robert Plutchik) — overview. Educational information only — not medical or psychological advice. See our sources & fact-check policy.