Ayduğ, Damla2025-08-292025-08-2920250119-56462243-790810.1007/s40299-025-00970-62-s2.0-85217171428https://doi.org/10.1007/s40299-025-00970-6https://hdl.handle.net/11501/2333The main aim of this study is to examine whether academic identities of the faculty members are statistically significant predictor on their organizational trust. The population of the study, which was designed as a correlational study, consisted of 37,868 faculty members working in state universities in Central Anatolia region. The sample of the study consisted of 396 faculty members which were selected via cluster sampling method. Data of the study were collected via “Personal Information Form, Academic Identity Scale and Organizational Trust Scale”. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and stepwise regression analysis. According to results of the study, faculty members’ opinions on academic identity and organizational trust are high. According to the regression analysis, it was determined that personal identity and values dimensions of academic identity predict about %16.7 of faculty members’ organizational trust levels. Accordingly, it was found that as the perceptions of faculty members regarding the dimensions of personal identity and values increased, their organizational trust levels also increased. It was determined that the social identity variable did not predict the organizational trust levels of the faculty members. It can be stated that in order to increase the organizational trust levels of academic staff, some measures should be taken to increase the individual identity dimension among the academic identity sub-dimensions. For this purpose, it can be suggested to organize activities such as workshops, interdisciplinary sharing meetings, global learning networks that will encourage activities such as curiosity, motivation to learn and critical thinking.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAcademic IdentityFaculty MembersOrganizational TrustRegressionArticle12303Q1122134WOS:001400812500001Q1