Social capital: a guide to its measurement

Lochner, Kimberly A.; Kawachi, Ichiro; Kennedy, Bruce P.

doi:10.1016/s1353-8292(99)00016-7

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“…Some view the concept as existing only as a by product of membership in a larger community, not as an individual resource (Lochner, Kawachi, & Kennedy, 1999;Kawachi, 1999;Carpiano, 2005). Others view the concept in broader terms, as an element that operates both at the individual and family level as well as within communities (Portes, 1998;Coleman, 1990;Poortinga, 2005).…”

Section: Social Capital As a Conceptual Model For Understanding Sociamentioning

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Disappearing acts: The social networks of formerly homeless individuals with co-occurring disorders

Hawkins

Abrams

2007

Social Science & Medicine

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Studies of the social lives of men and women living with co-occurring disorders (substance abuse and serious mental illness) suggest that social networks critically influence recovery. In this paper, we examine some of the reasons that the social networks of individuals with co-occurring disorders are small, and the impact of small networks for this population. Using a social capital framework with cross-case analysis, we analyze 72 in-depth qualitative interviews with 39 formerly homeless mentally ill men and women who were substance abusers. All were participants in the New York Services Study (HYSS), a federally funded study of mentally ill adults in New York City. The patterns suggest that networks shrunk because 1) social network members died prematurely, 2) study participants withdrew or pushed others away, and 3) friends and family members faced so many obstacles of their own that they could not provide resources for the study participants. We suggest that as networks diminished, some participants responded by attempting to rebuild their networks, even if the networks provided negative social capital, and others isolated themselves socially to escape the pressures and disappointments of interaction. KeywordsUSA; New York Services Study (NYSS); social capital; social networks; co-occurring disorders; mental illness; homeless; substance abuse The role of family and friends for individuals with co-occurring disorders (substance abuse and serious mental illness) in recovery is complex and often ambiguous. While close friends and family members can forge ties that produce social capital in the form of significant financial, emotional, and in-kind support to individuals with co-occurring disorders, they can also pose specific problems. Studies of the social lives of co-morbid individuals suggest that social support from family and friends can decrease symptomatology

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Section: Social Capital As a Conceptual Model For Understanding Sociamentioning

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Disappearing acts: The social networks of formerly homeless individuals with co-occurring disorders

Hawkins

Abrams

2007

Social Science & Medicine

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143

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“…There are several reasons why mental health geography can enhance the field's understanding of the impact that residence in independent scatter-site housing has on community integration. First, there is the potential impact that neighborhood variables such as local social capital (Lochner, Kawachi, and Kennedy, 1999) and socioeconomic characteristics have on people with mental illness. Early research with individuals residing in group homes suggested that residing in communities with a predominance of political liberalism and an apparently healthy dose of social disorganization was associated with better community integration (as opposed to residing in more conservative, higher income, and wellorganized working-class neighborhoods) among people with severe mental illness (Segal, Baumhol, and Moyles, 1980).…”

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Beyond “Landscapes of Despair”: The need for new research on the urban environment, sprawl, and the community integration of persons with severe mental illness

Yanos

2007

Health & Place

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The purpose of this commentary is to discuss important trends in the housing of people with severe mental illness in the past 20 years that require the attention of mental health geographers and other experts on the effects of place on mental health. Issues that are worthy of consideration in new research include: assessing the impact of place effects on community integration, the impact of sprawl, and the emergence of the independent scatter-site housing model. Possible implications of these trends for the effects of place on people with severe mental illness are discussed.

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“…Three questions were asked relating to individuals' levels of trust and feelings of reciprocity towards others; these were consistent with questions used by previous studies to assess these concepts (Kawachi et al 1997Lochner et al 1999). A 'trust/reciprocity' score was created by combining the individuals' responses to the three questions to form a single three-level variable: low, intermediate and high trust/reciprocity.…”

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“…A useful way to frame the debate is in terms of level of relevance of its tenure and measurement: is social capital most relevant at an individual (Bourdieu 1985;Portes 1998;Veenstra 2000;Dayton-Johnston 2003;Pevalin 2003) or collective level (Lochner et al 1999;Kawachi and Berkman 2000;McKenzie et al 2002;Szreter and Woolcock 2004), or both (Putnam 2000)?…”

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Social capital, health, and care home residence among older adults: a secondary analysis of the Health Survey for England 2000

Andrew

2005

Eur J Ageing

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This secondary analysis of the Health Survey for England 2000 aimed to investigate whether individual-level social capital is associated with care home residence and with function, mental health, and self-assessed health in older adults. Older adults in both care home and community residential settings were included. Two indicators of social capital, perceived social support and group participation, were considered for both care home and community-dwelling respondents. Amongst community dwellers, trust in others was considered as a third indicator. Functional impairment, psychiatric morbidity, and self-assessed health were used as indicators of health. Multivariable modelling was undertaken using logistic or ordinal logistic regression. The results show that severe lack of social support was associated with over twice the odds of care home residence, with increased odds of psychiatric morbidity in both care home and community settings, and with more severe functional impairment and worse self-assessed health in the community but not in care homes. Participation in more groups was associated with lower odds of functional impairment in both settings, and with lower odds of psychiatric morbidity and better self-assessed health among community but not among care home respondents. High levels of trust were associated with lower severity of functional impairment, reduced odds of psychiatric morbidity, and better self-assessed health. It is concluded that individual-level social capital was associated with care home residence and with indicators of physical, mental and self-assessed health. These associations differed between community and care home settings, and were generally stronger in the community.

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Social capital: a guide to its measurement

Cited by 673 publications

References 50 publications

Disappearing acts: The social networks of formerly homeless individuals with co-occurring disorders

Disappearing acts: The social networks of formerly homeless individuals with co-occurring disorders

Beyond “Landscapes of Despair”: The need for new research on the urban environment, sprawl, and the community integration of persons with severe mental illness

Social capital, health, and care home residence among older adults: a secondary analysis of the Health Survey for England 2000

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