Associations of Social Capital with Mental Disorder Prevalence, Severity, and Comorbidity among U.S. Adolescents

Hirota, Tomoya; Paksarian, Diana; He, Jie; Înoue, Sachiko; Stapp, Emma K.; Meter, Anna Van; Merikangas, Kathleen R.

doi:10.1080/15374416.2021.1875326

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“…In the complete model, higher levels of neighborhood informal control were also associated with our mental health indicator, but based on the CI range, adverse effects could not be ruled out (OR = 1.765, 95% CI: 0.998–3.121). These results are aligned with previous research observing that family relations offer a prominent protective role for youth’s mental health ( Morgan and Haglund, 2009 ; Rothon et al, 2012 ; McPherson et al, 2013 ; Lindfors et al, 2017 ; Hirota et al, 2021 ).…”

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“… Lindfors et al (2017) found out that school social capital conceptualized as the positive and supportive relationships between students and teachers predicted lower school burnout in Finish high-school students. School bonding was also negatively associated with severe mood and behavior disorders in US adolescents ( Hirota et al, 2021 ). The school environment has been found to be critical for students to develop confidence, a sense of efficacy, and a positive sense of community ( Te Wang et al, 2013 ; Krane et al, 2016 ; Aldridge and McChesney, 2018 ).…”

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The association between social capital indicators and psychological distress in Catalan adolescents

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According to the WHO, globally, one in seven adolescents experiences a mental disorder, being in a detrimental situation toward educational achievement, social cohesion, future health and life chances. Calls to identify risk and resilience factors to develop effective preventive actions have been made. Following a systemic approach, we conducted a cross-sectional study on the relationship between social capital and psychological distress in a sample of Catalan adolescents in Barcelona, taking into account a range of other relevant aspects at different levels influencing mental health, including gender, age, migrant status, family background, lifestyle factors, body mass index, and self-rated health. Data were collected through validated questionnaires in December 2016 from 646 of 14- to 18-year-old adolescents from three public and private high schools in Barcelona (Spain). Data analysis included descriptive analysis, a correlational study and logistic regression to obtain the odds ratio for social capital indicators to be associated with psychological distress. Our results suggest that reporting higher levels of family support and higher levels of teacher-student trust reduce the likelihood of suffering psychological distress. Higher levels of neighborhood informal control were associated with mental health, but a possible detrimental effect cannot be ruled out. Being a girl, reporting low self-rated health or higher media use was also associated with higher likelihood of psychological distress. Current results may encourage interventions that focus on social capital as a means to reduce psychological distress and foster well-being in youth.

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“…Research in adult populations suggests that individual cognitive social capital is protective against mental health problems and individual structural social capital is not associated with mental health problems [ 40 , 97 ]. However, recent research reported extracurricular participation is associated with mental disorder in adolescents [ 98 ]. Thus, we still consider it a limitation that the relative impacts of structural and cognitive social capital on mental health were not shown.…”

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The association of social capital with depression and quality of life in school-aged children

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Social capital is an important factor that affects mental health. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between social capital and depression and between social capital and quality of life (QoL) in children in elementary and junior high school and to examine how this relationship differs in relevant patterns at both the individual- and school-level. The study was conducted in all elementary and junior high schools in a single municipality; the subjects consisted of 3,722 elementary school and 3,987 junior high school students (aged from 9 to 15). A multilevel linear mixed effect model analysis revealed that all three subscales of social capital were associated with depression and QoL at the individual-level: The school social capital at the individual-level showed the strongest association with depression and QoL. We also found that some of social capital at the school-level was associated with depression and QoL. An interactive effect was observed between educational stage (elementary and junior high) and some of social capital subscales. Specifically, the inverse association between school social capital and depression was stronger among the junior high students, while the positive association between school and neighborhood social capital and QoL was stronger among the elementary students. These interactions suggest that social capital impacts depression and QoL differently in elementary and junior high students. These findings suggest that the degree of association of social capital domains differs in mental health among the educational stage.

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“…There is also longitu dinal evidence that social capital in childhood buffers the impact of earlier childhood adversity on adolescent mental health prob lems 281 . Recent crosssectional data from the National Comorbid ity Survey (Adolescent Supplement) in the US also suggest that both schoollevel bonding and perceived neighbourhood social capital are associated with lower risk of mood and anxiety disor ders in young people 282 .…”

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The social determinants of mental health and disorder: evidence, prevention and recommendations

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People exposed to more unfavourable social circumstances are more vulnerable to poor mental health over their life course, in ways that are often determined by structural factors which generate and perpetuate intergenerational cycles of disadvantage and poor health. Addressing these challenges is an imperative matter of social justice. In this paper we provide a roadmap to address the social determinants that cause mental ill health. Relying as far as possible on high‐quality evidence, we first map out the literature that supports a causal link between social determinants and later mental health outcomes. Given the breadth of this topic, we focus on the most pervasive social determinants across the life course, and those that are common across major mental disorders. We draw primarily on the available evidence from the Global North, acknowledging that other global contexts will face both similar and unique sets of social determinants that will require equitable attention. Much of our evidence focuses on mental health in groups who are marginalized, and thus often exposed to a multitude of intersecting social risk factors. These groups include refugees, asylum seekers and displaced persons, as well as ethnoracial minoritized groups; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) groups; and those living in poverty. We then introduce a preventive framework for conceptualizing the link between social determinants and mental health and disorder, which can guide much needed primary prevention strategies capable of reducing inequalities and improving population mental health. Following this, we provide a review of the evidence concerning candidate preventive strategies to intervene on social determinants of mental health. These interventions fall broadly within the scope of universal, selected and indicated primary prevention strategies, but we also briefly review important secondary and tertiary strategies to promote recovery in those with existing mental disorders. Finally, we provide seven key recommendations, framed around social justice, which constitute a roadmap for action in research, policy and public health. Adoption of these recommendations would provide an opportunity to advance efforts to intervene on modifiable social determinants that affect population mental health.

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Associations of Social Capital with Mental Disorder Prevalence, Severity, and Comorbidity among U.S. Adolescents

Cited by 9 publications

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The association between social capital indicators and psychological distress in Catalan adolescents

The association between social capital indicators and psychological distress in Catalan adolescents

The association of social capital with depression and quality of life in school-aged children

The social determinants of mental health and disorder: evidence, prevention and recommendations

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