Social capital and health in Australia: An overview from the household, income and labour dynamics in Australia survey

Berry, Helen; Welsh, Jennifer

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.10.012

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“…Therefore, the magnitude of the associations between social participation and health are a matter for further research. Although the hypothesised model was developed primarily from the research literature concerning adults aged 65 years and over living in the community, evidence suggests that social participation is just as important for other groups, including older adults with dementia, 82 frail older adults, 83 older adults from different cultural backgrounds 84 and general adult population samples, 72 and is even relevant to children's quality of life. 85 Therefore, the model we propose has wider application to many other groups in need of intervention to improve their health outcomes.…”

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Social participation as an indicator of successful aging: an overview of concepts and their associations with health

Douglas¹,

Georgiou

Westbrook

2017

Aust. Health Review

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Objectives. Social participation has generated a wealth of research in gerontology, but the concept suffers from a lack of conceptual clarity that renders it difficult to define and measure. This means that research on social participation is difficult to compare directly. The aim of the present study was to draw the literature on social participation in older adults together to inform health services researchers seeking to investigate social participation as an indicator of successful aging.Methods. A narrative review of studies investigating the association between social participation and health in adults aged 65 years and older was conducted.Results. Three concepts of social participation (i.e. social connections, informal social participation and volunteering) were defined, their measurement instruments described and evidence of their associations with health explored. All three concepts have demonstrated associations with an array of health indicators. Prospective studies reveal that social participation at baseline is positively associated with mental and physical health. Conclusion.A model of social participation on health is presented, showing the evidence that all three concepts contribute to the association between social participation and health through their shared mechanisms of social support and social cohesion with the wider community. Using an instrument that can be separated into these three distinct concepts will assist health services researchers to determine the relative effect of each form of participation on the health of older adults.What is known about the topic? Social participation has generated a wealth of research in gerontology. The scope of the literature on social participation is broad and the concepts diverse. For this reason, most previous systematic reviews have been unable to comprehensively assess the effect of all concepts of social participation on health. This means the research on social participation is difficult to compare directly, and indicators of social participation in older adults are difficult for policy makers to select. What does this paper add? This paper overviews the three concepts of social participation, their methods of measurement and their associations with health in older adults. We present a model of social participation that incorporates all three concepts of social participation and their effects on health. We argue that the use of a measure that can be segmented into each of the three forms of social participation will predict more of the variance in health outcomes than any measure on its own. What are the implications for practitioners? Enhancing the social participation of older adults is a key factor in successful aging that many older adults value. However, many service provision organisations tend to focus on meeting the specific physical needs of clients, rather than targeting services that connect older adults with their community. Targeting social participation may present one of the greatest opportunities to improve older adults'...

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“…The development of community participation results in both higher social cohesion and higher social support, both of which theoretically result in better health outcomes. 72 The evidence for this proposition is discussed below.…”

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Social participation as an indicator of successful aging: an overview of concepts and their associations with health

Douglas¹,

Georgiou

Westbrook

2017

Aust. Health Review

275

219

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“…Section 5 summarizes our results. participation, Miller et al (2006), Petrou and Kupek (2008), Debrand (2008, 2012), Borgonovi (2010), Berry and Welsh (2010), Hurtado et al (2011), Yamamura (2011), and Ronconi et al (2012) find evidence of a positive association with health. D 'Hombres et al (2010) and Snelgrove et al (2009) are examples of studies that do not.…”

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The Relationship Between Social Capital and Selfreported Health in China

Xue

Reed

2016

Economics

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This paper uses the 2005 and 2006 China General Social Survey (CGSS) to study the relationship between social capital and self-reported health in China. It is the most comprehensive analysis of this subject to date, both in the sizes of the samples it analyses, in the number of social capital variables it investigates, and in its treatment of endogeneity. The authors identify social trust, social relationships, and social networks as important determinants of self-reported health. The magnitude of the estimated effects are economically important, in some cases being of the same size or larger than the effects associated with age and income. Their findings suggest that there is scope for social capital to be a significant policy tool for improving health outcomes in China. JEL I1 I18 P25 O53

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“…However, only seven types of community participation (contact with immediate household, extended family, friends, and neighbours; organised community activities; religious observance; and active interest in current affairs) were found to be significantly associated with fewer symptoms of distress (and this finding was later replicated: Berry & Welsh, 2010). These were named the "Big 7".…”

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Validation of the Social Inclusion Scale with Students

Wilson

Secker

2015

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Interventions (such as participatory arts projects) aimed at increasing social inclusion are increasingly in operation, as social inclusion is proving to play a key role in recovery from mental ill health and the promotion of mental wellbeing. These interventions require evaluation with a systematically developed and validated measure of social inclusion; however, a "gold-standard" measure does not yet exist. The Social Inclusion Scale (SIS) has three subscales measuring social isolation, relations and acceptance. This scale has been partially validated with arts and mental health project users, demonstrating good internal consistency. However, test-retest reliability and construct validity require assessment, along with validation in the general population. The present study aimed to validate the SIS in a sample of university students. Test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and convergent validity (one aspect of construct validity) were assessed by comparing SIS scores with scores on other measures of social inclusion and related concepts. Participants completed the measures at two time-points seven-to-14 days apart. The SIS demonstrated high internal consistency and test-retest reliability, although convergent validity was less well-established and possible reasons for this are discussed. This systematic validation of the SIS represents a further step towards the establishment of a "gold-standard" measure of social inclusion.

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Social capital and health in Australia: An overview from the household, income and labour dynamics in Australia survey

Cited by 202 publications

References 47 publications

Social participation as an indicator of successful aging: an overview of concepts and their associations with health

Social participation as an indicator of successful aging: an overview of concepts and their associations with health

The Relationship Between Social Capital and Selfreported Health in China

Validation of the Social Inclusion Scale with Students

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