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Building on trust theory, social trust is conceptualized as a multidimensional construct comprising institutional trust, interpersonal trust, and expert-system trust, with interpersonal trust further distinguished into particularized trust and generalized trust. Ordered logistic regression and structural equation modeling are employed to examine these relationships.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The results indicate that institutional trust and expert-system trust are positively associated with fertility intentions, and these associations are partially mediated by subjective well-being. Particularized trust shows no significant direct association with fertility intentions but is indirectly associated with fertility intentions through subjective well-being. By contrast, generalized trust is not significantly associated with fertility intentions. These findings suggest that different forms of social trust are associated with fertility intentions through distinct psychological and social pathways.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>By distinguishing expert-system trust from institutional trust and identifying subjective well-being as an important psychological mechanism, this study extends the multidimensional analytical framework of social trust and contributes to a better understanding of fertility intentions in contemporary China. 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