Several studies suggest a positive relationship between social capital and generalized trust. Employing a network understanding of social capital (Lin, 2001), this study questions which aspects of social networks may be linked with generalized trust. It investigates whether the diversity of social networks and the socio-economic status of one’s contacts are linked with generalized trust in the Norwegian, egalitarian context. The analyses examine these patterns in relationship to both kin and non-kin contacts. The study employs data from the first Norwegian survey that includes the position generator (PG). The empirical analyses show that extensive social networks are indeed linked to higher levels of generalized trust, but that this relationship is limited to non-kin contacts. Concerning the link between network resources and generalized trust, there is evidence of a more general association with generalized trust that holds when considering both kin and non-kin contacts. These results are a first step in developing a more nuanced discussion of the mechanisms associated with generalized trust and highlight the importance of employing measures that account for the homophily of networks when investigating their relationship to trust.

多项研究表明，社会资本与广义信任之间存在正相关关系。利用对社会资本的网络理解（Lin，2001），本研究质疑社会网络的哪些方面可能与广义信任相关。它研究了社交网络的多样性和一个人的交往的社会经济地位是否与挪威，平均主义背景下的普遍信任联系在一起。分析检查了与亲属和非亲属接触有关的这些模式。该研究采用了来自挪威第一份调查的数据，其中包括位置生成器（PG）。实证分析表明，广泛的社交网络确实与更高级别的广义信任相关，但是这种关系仅限于非亲属联系。关于网络资源和广义信任之间的联系，有证据表明，在考虑亲属和非亲属接触时，普遍信任与普遍信任之间存在联系。这些结果是对与广义信任相关的机制进行更为细致的讨论的第一步，并且凸显了在调查网络与信任的关系时采用考虑网络同质性的措施的重要性。