Social trust plays a major role in cohesion in a group. When group members trust each other, they are somehow let the group act in harmony. Every member of a group acts like an essential part of a group and every member trusts others, this let the group move more smoothly.
When individuals who are members of a group - and that are in relationships characterized by high levels of social trust, then they are more apt to openly exchange information, since they know that by such exchanging the information, they will not be hurt.
I do not know whether there has been any research focused on social trust or not, but I know well that there is a direct relationship between social trust and the power of a group.
The role of a facilitator is to strengthen the social trust among members of a group, through designing the best trust-building activities, and using effective techniques based on social trust in group activities.
I will try to find more cases of social trust within groups in the next post.
