It is a common belief that participation in voluntary associations makes citizens more trusting of others. This paper reports longitudinal analyses of volunteering and trust on the Giving in the Netherlands Panel Study (2002-2004; n=1246) refuting this belief. I find that volunteering has little positive impact on trust because social experiences of volunteers in organizations are not always positive. A second reason is that values are relatively stable over the life course. Finally, there are strong selection effects. People with lower trust are more likely to quit volunteering.
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机译：人们普遍相信，参加自愿协会会使公民更加信任他人。本文报告了对荷兰捐赠调查中的志愿者和信任的纵向分析（2002-2004； n = 1246），驳斥了这一信念。我发现志愿服务对信任几乎没有积极影响，因为组织中的志愿人员的社会经历并不总是积极的。第二个原因是价值在整个生命过程中相对稳定。最后，有很强的选择效果。信任度较低的人更有可能退出志愿服务。
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