Educational inequalities in self-rated health and social relationships – analyses based on the European Social Survey 2002-2016

2020 ◽  
Vol 267 ◽  
pp. 112379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nico Vonneilich ◽  
Daniel Lüdecke ◽  
Olaf von dem Knesebeck
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationships ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Educational Inequalities ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Self Rated Health

Social capital and self-rated health among older adults: a comparative analysis of Finland, Poland and Spain

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 653-667 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELENI KOUTSOGEORGOU ◽  
FREDRICA NYQVIST ◽  
MIKAEL NYGÅRD ◽  
MILDA CERNIAUSKAITE ◽  
RUI QUINTAS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Good Health ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Informal Networks ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
General Trust ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
The Eu

ABSTRACTThe aim of this paper is to investigate the association between structural and cognitive aspects of social capital and self-rated health among adults aged 50 or more, living in three countries: Finland, Poland and Spain. The study, which was based on data from the European Social Survey (2008/09), was a part of the EU research project COURAGE in Europe. More specifically the paper assesses the association between social capital indicators – informal social network and general trust – and good self-rated health through single-level and joint effects analyses. The results showed that Finland was a country of high social capital, in terms of both social networks and general trust, while Spain showed low levels of general trust and Poland low levels of informal social networks. As to the association between social capital and self-rated health, high levels of general trust and high networks were found to be associated with good health among all countries' respondents. Older persons living in partnerships, with higher education, higher levels of engagement in informal networks and general trust, were found to be more likely to show good self-rated health. Our comparative analyses revealed different associations between social capital and health according to country.

scholarly journals Health and happiness among homosexual couples in Europe

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanneke van den Akker ◽  
Joris Blaauw ◽  
Marcel Lubbers ◽  
Rozemarijn van der Ploeg ◽  
Peer Scheepers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Risks ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Gay Community ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Specific Health

Data from five waves (2002–10) of the European Social Survey were examined to see the extent to which heterosexual and homosexual couples differ in their health and happiness. Homosexual people had lower levels of self-rated health and happiness. We suggest that those who experience discrimination are more strongly integrated in their gay community, which, in turn, may bring positive effects in terms of happiness due to a sense of belonging, but may be accompanied by the specific health risks associated with this community.

scholarly journals Avoiding a “despair death crisis” in Europe: the drivers of human (un)sustainability

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo Becchetti ◽  
Gianluigi Conzo
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Subjective Wellbeing ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
The Us ◽  
Low Education ◽  
Alternative Measures ◽  
Income Expectations

AbstractThe emergence of the despair death crisis in the US stimulates researchers and policymakers to look at subjective wellbeing data from a different perspective. We wonder what can be done to avoid a similar situation in Europe, and to this purpose we analyse factors correlated with depression in the European Social Survey by considering the latter as a proxy of despair deaths. We find the strongest correlations with poor income, high-income expectations, low education, low-skilled jobs, poor social relationships, failure and shocks in affective relational life. We perform robustness checks finding that our results are robust when using alternative measures of psychological health and when instrumenting married status. If causality links between all these drivers and the dependent variable are verified and confirmed, as for marital status, we can conclude that the despair death crisis depends from a mix of material and immaterial factors (with the latter being dominant) that cannot be fully solved by mere monetary redistribution.

scholarly journals A educação ainda é importante para a mobilidade social? Uma perspetiva das desigualdades educacionais da Europa do Sul no contexto europeu

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Martins ◽  
Rosário Mauritti ◽  
Nuno Nunes ◽  
Ana Lúcia Romão ◽  
António Firmino da Costa
Keyword(s):  
Social Mobility ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Southern Europe ◽  
Educational Inequalities ◽  
Educational Transitions ◽  
Structural Element ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
European Context ◽  
Educational Backgrounds ◽  
Social Opportunities

Com a expansão generalizada das qualificações na Europa, algumas abordagens têm vindo a defender que a dimensão educativa se tem enfraquecido enquanto fator implicado na mobilidade social e como elemento estrutural nas desigualdades e oportunidades sociais. Este estudo perspetiva, quer nos seus posicionamentos teóricos quer na sua verificação empírica, as desigualdades educacionais e as suas implicações na mobilidade e nas desigualdades sociais entre países do sul, e entre este conjunto e a Europa no seu todo. Esta análise é, ainda, contextualizada através do reconhecimento de dinâmicas educacionais dos últimos 60 anos. O seu desenvolvimento visa, também, aprofundar a importância das origens educativas nos destinos educativos e socioprofissionais; e identificar padrões de fluidez educativa e de desigualdade educacional, contextualizando-os no quadro de transições educacionais diferenciadas em termos nacionais. O inquérito internacional European Social Survey (2012) é a referência empírica central.Palavras-chave: Desigualdades educativas; mobilidade social; Europa do Sul; contexto europeu ABSTRACT With the widespread expansion of educational processes in Europe, some approaches that have been proposed argue that the educational dimension has been weakened as a factor involved in social mobility processes and as a structural element in social opportunities and inequalities. This paper discusses these proposals, contradicting them through alternative theoretical positions and a solid empirical base. The developed analysis envisages educational inequalities and their impacts on social mobility and inequality in targeted manner in Southern Europe and in the European context. This perspective was also sustained by a comparison between countries and recognized over time (last 60 years). Some questions were developed, empirically sustained, particularly concerning the importance of socio-educational backgrounds in the socio-education and socio-occupational destinations and the identification of patterns of social fluidity and educational inequalities, drawing matches with different educational transitions in national terms. We used as central database the European Social Survey (2012).Keywords: Educational inequalities; social mobility; Southern Europe; European context

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