%0 Journal Article %T Factors affecting public trust in government agencies in Tehran %J Journal of Public Administration %I University of Tehran %Z 2008-5877 %A Gharahkhani, Behzad %A Taherpour, Habibollah %A Rahnavard, Farajollah %A Mostafavi, Farrokh %D 2014 %\ 12/22/2014 %V 6 %N 4 %P 839-856 %! Factors affecting public trust in government agencies in Tehran %K Public trust %K factor analysis %K government agency %K Social capital %K trust %R 10.22059/jipa.2014.52034 %X The current research aims to identify and prioritize the factors affecting public trust in government agencies in Tehran. For this purpose, 39 variables that affect public trust were extracted by reviewing the literature of the context, then, they were used for preparing the questionnaire. Research methods are descriptive, exploratory, applied and fieldwork. Validity and reliability of the questionnaire are evaluated at the appropriate level based on Cronbach’s alpha (0.925) using literature review and the experts' corrective ideas. The questionnaire was distributed among a sample of 303 people from the unlimited population using statistical technique, which includes the clienteles of government agencies in Tehran. By using exploratory factor analysis and according to variance explained percent, the variables were classified into seven main factors respectively including: satisfaction with the performance and services, quality of services, clientele participation, social trust, official corruption, clientele awareness level and information. %U https://jipa.ut.ac.ir/article_52034_7614a80e2d596ebe8f6b3e206655d942.pdf