Individual social capital, neighbourhood deprivation, and self-rated health in聽England

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• 作者：Pieter-Paul Verhaeghe^a ; ^{pieterpaul.verhaeghe@ugent.be} ; Gindo Tampubolon^b
• 关键词：Deprivation ; England ; Neighbourhoods ; Position generator ; Self-rated health ; Social capital ; Social networks ; UK
• 刊名：Social Science and Medicine
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：242_02779536
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：July, 2012
• 卷：75
• 期：2
• 页码：349-357
• 文件大小：190 K

摘要

Individual social capital is increasingly considered to be an important determinant of an individual's health. This study examines the extent to which individual social capital is associated with self-rated health and the extent to which individual social capital mediates t.he relationship between neighbourhood deprivation and self-rated health in an English sample. Individual social capital was conceptualized and operationalized in both the social cohesion- and network resource tradition, using measures of generalized trust, social participation and social network resources. Network resources were measured with the position generator. Multilevel analyses were applied to wave 2 and 3 of the Taking Part Surveys of England, which consist of face-to-face interviews among the adult population in England (N_i聽=聽25,366 respondents, N_j聽=聽12,388 neighbourhoods). The results indicate that generalized trust, participation with friends and relatives and having network members from the salariat class are positively associated with self-rated health. Having network members from the working class is, however, negatively related to self-rated health. Moreover, these social capital elements are partly mediating the negative relationship between neighbourhood deprivation and self-rated health.