Customer satisfaction is closely related to interpersonal trust (Geyskens et al., 1996) and is considered an antecedent of trust (Garbarino and Johnson, 1999; Selnes, 1998).
Relationship between satisfaction and trust are two of key success in relationship marketing. Rafiq (2013) studies that both factors are are similar in that they offer an overall judgement, attitude, or feeling about the other party in the relationship. Other studies also support that customer satisfaction is closely related to relational trust, and is considered an antecedent of trust