Individual-Level Relationships between Social Capital and Self-Rated Health in a Bilingual Community

2001 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markku T. Hyyppä ◽  
Juhani Mäki
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Self Rated Health

Social capital and core network ties: A validation study of individual-level social capital measures and their association with extra- and intra-neighborhood ties, and self-rated health

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 536-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Spencer Moore ◽  
Ulf Bockenholt ◽  
Mark Daniel ◽  
Katherine Frohlich ◽  
Yan Kestens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Validation Study ◽  
Core Network ◽  
Network Ties ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Self Rated Health

scholarly journals The influence of social capital on self-rated health and depression – The Nord-Trøndelag health study (HUNT)

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik R. Sund ◽  
Stig H. Jørgensen ◽  
Andy Jones ◽  
Steinar Krokstad ◽  
Marit Heggdal
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Geographical Variations ◽  
Organizational Activity ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Ward Level

The article examines the relationship between neighbourhood social capital and two health outcomes: selfrated health and depression. A total of 42,571 individuals aged 30–67 years participated in a cross-sectional total population health study in Nord-Trøndelag in 1995–1997 (HUNT II) and were investigated using multilevel modelling. Aims were, first, to investigate potential area effects after accounting for the characteristics of individuals in the neighbourhoods (N = 155), and, second, to explore the relationships between contextual social capital (the level of trust at the neighbourhood level and the level of local organizational activity) and the two health measures. Models with stepwise inclusion of individual level factors attenuated the ward level variance for both self-rated health (PCV: 41%) and depression (PCV: 43%). The inclusion of the two contextual social capital items attenuated the ward level variance for both self-rated health and depression, however to varying degrees. At the individual level, contextual social capital was associated with both self-rated health and depression. Individuals living in wards with a low level of trust experienced an increased risk of 1.36 (95% CI: 1.13-1.63) for poor self-rated health compared to individuals in wards with a high level of trust. For depression, this effect was even stronger (OR 1.52, 1.23-1.87). The associations with the level of organizational activity were inconsistent and weaker for both health outcomes. It was concluded that geographical variations in self-rated health and depression are largely due to the socioeconomic characteristics of individuals. Nevertheless, contextual social capital, expressed as the level of trust, was found to be associated with depression and self-rated health at individual level.

Individual-level social capital and self-rated health in Japan: An application of the Resource Generator

2013 ◽  
Vol 85 ◽  
pp. 32-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoko Kobayashi ◽  
Ichiro Kawachi ◽  
Toshihide Iwase ◽  
Etsuji Suzuki ◽  
Soshi Takao
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Resource Generator

scholarly journals Right-wing populism and self-rated health in Europe: a multilevel analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
I Backhaus ◽  
S Kino ◽  
G La Torre ◽  
I Kawachi
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Poor Health ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Fair Poor

Abstract Background Individuals who hew to a conservative political ideology have been previously reported to have better self-rated health compared to liberals. No studies have examined whether the correlation between right-wing ideology and health also holds for populism, a brand of politics that is gaining momentum throughout the world. We tested whether the association still holds for right-wing populists. Methods We analysed data from 24617 respondents nested within 18 European countries included in the 2016 European Social Survey. Multilevel analyses were conducted to assess the relationship between political ideology and self-rated health, adjusting for other individual covariates (happiness and social capital) and country-level characteristics (democracy type). Results Individuals who voted for right-wing populist parties were 43% more likely to report fair/poor health compared to traditional conservatives (OR = 1.43, 95% confidence interval 1.23 to 1.67). The association was attenuated after controlling for individual-level variables, including happiness and access to social capital (OR = 1.21, confidence interval 1.03 to 1.42). Higher levels of social capital (informal networks, OR = 0.40, 95% confidence interval 0.29 to 0.56; trust, OR = 0.82, 95% confidence interval 0.74 to 0.92) and happiness (OR = 0.18, 95% confidence interval 0.15 to 0.22) were protectively correlated with fair/poor self-rated health. Conclusions Individuals voting for right-wing populist parties report worse health compared to conservatives. It remains unclear whether ideology is just a marker for health-related practices, or whether the values and beliefs associated with a particular brand of ideology leads to worse health. Key messages There is a significant association between voting for right-wing populist parties and self-rated poor health. Social capital was protectively correlated with self-rated health calling for renewed attention on the effects of social capital on political ideology and health.

Right-wing populism and self-rated health in Europe: a multilevel analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 73 (12) ◽  
pp. 1116-1121
Author(s):  
Insa Backhaus ◽  
Shiho Kino ◽  
Giuseppe La Torre ◽  
Ichiro Kawachi
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Informal Networks ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Fair Poor

BackgroundIndividuals who identify as politically conservative have been previously shown to report better self-rated health compared with liberals. We tested whether this association still holds for right-wing populists, which are gaining strength as a political force in Europe in recent decades.MethodsWe analysed data from 24 617 respondents nested within 18 European countries included in the 2016 European Social Survey. Multilevel analyses were conducted to assess the association between political ideology and self-rated health, adjusting for other individual covariates (happiness and social capital).ResultsIndividuals who voted for right-wing populist parties were 43% more likely to report fair/poor health compared with traditional conservatives (OR=1.43, 95% CI 1.23 to 1.67). The association was attenuated (OR=1.21, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.42) after controlling for additional individual-level variables, including happiness and access to social capital. Higher levels of social capital (informal networks, OR=0.40, 95% CI 0.29 to 0.56; trust, OR=0.82, 95% CI 0.74 to 0.92) and happiness (OR=0.18, 95% CI 0.15 to 0.22) were protectively correlated with fair/poor self-rated health.ConclusionsIndividuals voting for right-wing populist parties report worse health compared with conservatives. It remains unclear whether ideology is just a marker for health-related practices, or whether the values and beliefs associated with a particular brand of ideology lead to worse health.

scholarly journals Assessing Socioeconomic Inequality in Self-Rated Health in Four ex-Yugoslav Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 409-429
Author(s):  
Luka Jurković
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Occupational Social Class ◽  
The Relationship

There has been a growing academic interest in explaining the well-established association between socioeconomic status and health. Among the various proposed mechanisms and pathways, social capital has been recognised as a potentially important antecedent of socioeconomic inequalities in health. However, these interrelationships remain relatively unexplored within the countries of former Yugoslavia. Therefore, this article aims to fill the gap in the literature by exploring the role of individual-level social capital in the relationship between socioeconomic status and self-rated health in four ex-Yugoslav countries. The present study is based on the data from the ninth round of the European Social Survey (2018). The author analysed the data of participants aged 25 and over from Croatia (N = 1534), Montenegro (N = 1002), Serbia (N = 1720) and Slovenia (N = 1149). In order to test the target associations, sequential multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed. The results show that occupational social class and several social capital indicators are associated with self-rated health, although independently of each other. Across all countries, unskilled and skilled manual workers and long-term unemployed individuals were more likely to report poor health compared to non-manual workers, with the exception of Montenegrin skilled manual workers and the long-term unemployed participants from Slovenia. Moreover, despite some cross-country differences in the relationship between individual levels of social capital and self-rated health, social participation was associated with self-rated health across all countries. These findings highlight the importance of encouraging social participation within these countries, which can lead to health benefits through behavioural and psychosocial mechanisms.

scholarly journals Social factors associated with reversing frailty progression in community-dwelling late-stage elderly people: An observational study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. e0247296
Author(s):  
Katsuhiko Takatori ◽  
Daisuke Matsumoto
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Baseline Survey ◽  
Subjective Age ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Complex Concept ◽  
Self Rated Health

Frailty is considered to be a complex concept based mainly on physical vulnerability, but also vulnerabilities in mental/psychological and social aspects. Frailty can be reversible with appropriate intervention; however, factors that are important in recovering from frailty have not been clarified. The aim of the present study was to identify factors that help an individual reverse frailty progression and characteristics of individuals that have recovered from frailty. Community-dwelling people aged ≥75 years who responded to the Kihon Checklist (KCL) were enrolled in the study. The KCL consists of 25 yes/no questions in 7 areas: daily-life related activities, motor functions, nutritional status, oral functions, homebound, cognitive functions, and depressed mood. The number of social activities, degree of trust in the community, degree of interaction with neighbors, and subjective age were also evaluated. Frailty was assessed based on the number of checked items: 0–3 for robust, 4–7 for pre-frailty, and ≥8 for frailty. A total of 5050 participants were included for statistical analysis. At the time of the baseline survey in 2016, 18.7% (n = 942) of respondents had frailty, and the follow-up survey showed that the recovery rate from frailty within 2 years (median 24 months) was 31.8% (n = 300). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that exercise-based social participation (odds ratio [OR] 2.0, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.2–3.4; P<0.01) and self-rated health (OR 1.2, CI 1.0–1.5; P = 0.02) were related to reversing frailty progression. Principal component analysis indicated that the main factors constituting the first principal component (contribution rate, 18.3%) included items related to social capital, such as interaction with neighbors, trust in the community, and number of social participation activities. Our results demonstrate that exercise-based social participation and high self-rated health have associations with reversing frailty progression. Individuals that recovered from frailty are characterized by high individual-level social capital components (i.e., trust in community, interaction with neighbors, and social participation).

Residential Surrounding Greenness, Self-rated Health and Associations with Neighborhood Satisfaction and Social Capital

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (08/09) ◽  
Author(s):  
E Orban ◽  
R Sutcliffe ◽  
U Roggenbuck ◽  
N Dragano ◽  
S Wahl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Neighborhood Satisfaction ◽  
Self Rated Health
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