An increasing number of studies emphasize that trust is most relevant to well-being. However, the results of this relationship remain inconclusive. This meta-analysis aims to synthesize the evidence on the association between trust and individual well-being. We searched several electronic databases to identify relevant studies published before September 30, 2022. Studies were included if they reported a Pearson’s correlation coefficient between trust and well-being. And a random-effects model was used. We identified 132 primary studies with a total of 1,060,174 participants. The results provided a moderate correlation between trust and well-being (ρ = 0.255) with 95% CI = [.240, .269]. Furthermore, we explored different trust types, well-being types, individualism, age, and gender as moderators. The results showed that the well-being types moderated the relationship between trust and well-being. Specifically, the strongest is social well-being, while the weakest is physical well-being. Trust types and individualism did not moderate the link between trust and well-being, whereas age and gender did. This study provides the evidence that trust plays an important role in promoting well-being.

越来越多的研究强调信任与幸福感最相关。然而，这种关系的结果仍然没有定论。这项荟萃分析旨在综合信任与个人福祉之间关联的证据。我们检索了多个电子数据库，以确定 2022 年 9 月 30 日之前发表的相关研究。如果研究报告了信任与幸福感之间的皮尔逊相关系数，则将其纳入其中。并使用了随机效应模型。我们确定了 132 项初步研究，共有 1,060,174 名参与者。结果显示信任与幸福感之间存在中等相关性 (ρ = 0.255)，95% CI = [.240, .269]。此外，我们还探讨了不同的信任类型、幸福感类型、个人主义、年龄和性别作为调节因素。结果表明，幸福感类型调节了信任与幸福感之间的关系。具体来说，最强的是社会幸福感，而最弱的是身体幸福感。信任类型和个人主义并没有调节信任与幸福感之间的联系，而年龄和性别则起到了调节作用。这项研究提供的证据表明信任在促进福祉方面发挥着重要作用。