A four year (1996–2000) analysis of social capital and health status of Canadians: The difference that love makes

Nakhaie, Reza; Arnold, Robert W.

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.05.033

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“…Moreover, women tend to have stronger social support which can enhance their HRQoL [1,24] since being embedded in social networks can protect against stress and illnesses [25]. Furthermore, women tend to report more often than men to feel loved which can increase HRQoL [26]. However, strong social ties might result in additional stress which can harm HRQoL [27].…”

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Gender differences in the effect of social support on health-related quality of life: results of a population-based prospective cohort study in old age in Germany

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Gender differences in the effect of social support on health-related quality of life: results of a population-based prospective cohort study in old age in Germany

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“…The cognitive dimension is regarded as the 'quality' of social capital as it reflects subjective attitudes such as trust in others and norms of reciprocity (Harpham et al, 2002;Phongsavan et al, 2006). A number of studies have suggested that personal ties, contacts and mutual support enhance an individual's access to information, resources, opportunities and public welfare policy, making available assistance and emotional support and thus meeting physical and mental health needs (Muntaner, 2004;Nakhaie and Arnold, 2010;Pearce and Davey Smith, 2003). Folland (2008) indicates that there are three prominent theoretical ideas as to how social capital may improve health: First, both physical and mental health may benefit from sympathetic relationships, a trusting environment, or through the benefits of socializing.…”

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A multilevel cross-lagged structural equation analysis for reciprocal relationship between social capital and health

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Social Science & Medicine

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We investigated the reciprocal relationship between individual social capital and perceived mental and physical health in the UK. Using data from the British Household Panel Survey from 1991 to 2008, we fitted cross-lagged structural equation models that include three indicators of social capital vis. social participation, social network, and loneliness. Given that multiple measurement points (level 1) are nested within individuals (level 2), we also applied a multilevel model to allow for residual variation in the outcomes at the occasion and individual levels. Controlling for gender, age, employment status, educational attainment, marital status, household wealth, and region, our analyses suggest that social participation predicts subsequent change in perceived mental health, and vice versa. However, whilst loneliness is found to be significantly related to perceived mental and physical health, reciprocal causality is not found for perceived mental health. Furthermore, we find evidence for reverse effects with both perceived mental and physical health appearing to be the dominant causal factor with respect to the prospective level of social network. Our findings thus shed further light on the importance of social participation and social inclusion in health promotion and aid the development of more effective public health policies in the UK.

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“…Furthermore, evidence suggests that strong emotional and social ties, feelings of being loved and generalized trust in other people are associated with being married/cohabitating as well as with health and well-being (Nakhaie, & Arnold 2010).…”

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Marital status and generalized trust in other people: A population-based study

Lindström

2012

The Social Science Journal

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Logistic regression models investigated associations between marital status and trust, adjusting for age, country of birth, education, emotional support, instrumental support and economic stress. 33.9% of the men and 35.7% of the women had low trust. The significantly higher odds ratios of low trust for unmarried men and women and divorced men remained throughout the analyses, while the significant association disappeared for divorced women in the final model. In contrast, the odds ratios of low trust for widows/widowers remained not significant compared to the married/cohabitating category throughout the analyses.

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A four year (1996–2000) analysis of social capital and health status of Canadians: The difference that love makes

Cited by 36 publications

References 50 publications

Gender differences in the effect of social support on health-related quality of life: results of a population-based prospective cohort study in old age in Germany

Gender differences in the effect of social support on health-related quality of life: results of a population-based prospective cohort study in old age in Germany

A multilevel cross-lagged structural equation analysis for reciprocal relationship between social capital and health

Marital status and generalized trust in other people: A population-based study

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