2015
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-015-9581-3
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Social Capital and Subjective Well-Being in Japan

Abstract: This paper empirically examines how and what facets of social capital relate to one's subjective well-being in Japan by using data from the Japan General Survey 2010. It further scrutinises whether the relationship between well-being and volunteering changes throughout one's life course. The result reveals that social capital overall positively correlates with subjective well-being. It further suggests that trust and volunteering have a positive relation to one's subjective well-being, whereas membership did n… Show more

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“…Studies on networks have established that social capital leads to several key outcomes such as subjective well-being (Matsushima & Matsunaga, 2015) happiness (Bartolini & Sarracino, 2014) innovation (Jian & Zhou, 2015) performance (Meiseberg, 2015) economic development (Graeff & Svendsen, 2013) entrepreneurial intention (Evald et al, 2011). But this paper dwells on the literatures that relate social capital, commitment and resilience.…”
Section: Relationships Of Social Capital and Career Resiliencementioning
confidence: 97%
“…Studies on networks have established that social capital leads to several key outcomes such as subjective well-being (Matsushima & Matsunaga, 2015) happiness (Bartolini & Sarracino, 2014) innovation (Jian & Zhou, 2015) performance (Meiseberg, 2015) economic development (Graeff & Svendsen, 2013) entrepreneurial intention (Evald et al, 2011). But this paper dwells on the literatures that relate social capital, commitment and resilience.…”
Section: Relationships Of Social Capital and Career Resiliencementioning
confidence: 97%
“…The feeling of affiliation and connectedness is undeniably important for well-being and happiness (e.g. Matsushima and Matsunaga 2015). However, the term social capital implies a utility function beyond a simple "feel good"-effect.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Por ejemplo, existe evidencia que respalda la relación entre realizar actividades de voluntariado y el bienestar subjetivo (Windsor, et al, 2008;Dulin, et al, 2012;Taghian, et al, 2012). Lo anterior aplica a todas las edades (Matsushima & Matsunaga, 2015;Binder & Blankenberg, 2016).…”
Section: Altruismounclassified