A multilevel analysis of social capital and self-rated health: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey

Snelgrove, John; Pikhart, Hynek; Stafford, Mai

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.03.011

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“…In line with other studies in England (Giordano et al, 2011;Lindström et al, 2004;Snelgrove et al, 2009), only a limited part (5.11%) of the variation in self-rated health could be attributed to the neighbourhood level. This study shows, like many others (Diez Roux, 2001), that neighbourhood deprivation is negatively associated with individual self-rated health, after controlling for individual socio-economic and sociodemographic factors.…”

Section: Neighbourhood Deprivation and Self-rated Healthsupporting

confidence: 90%

“…Secondly, our study assessed socializing with friends and relatives and did not take participation in formal associations into account. Although some health studies also used social participation with friends and relatives to measure social capital in the social cohesion-tradition (Veenstra, 2000;Ziersch, 2005), measures of participation in formal organizations are more commonly used (Fujiwara & Kawachi, 2008;Giordano et al, 2011;Snelgrove et al, 2009;Ziersch, 2005). Thirdly, the small scale of the LSOA-neighbourhoods is one of the study"s strengths.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These elements foster social cohesion and cooperation with several beneficial outcomes. Research has found that beneficial health outcomes are associated with having trust in others (Fujiwara & Kawachi, 2008;Giordano & Lindström, 2010;Hyyppä et al, 2007;Nieminen et al, 2010;Poortinga, 2006;Snelgrove et al, 2009;Tampubolon et al, 2011), socializing with friends, relatives, colleagues or neighbours (Veenstra, 2000;Ziersch, 2005), and participating in associations (Giordano & Lindström, 2010;Giordano et al, 2011;Hyyppä et al, 2007;Lindström et al, 2004;Nieminen et al, 2010;Poortinga, 2006). However, the evidence for the health benefits of norms of reciprocity and mutual aid is inconclusive (Fujiwara & Kawachi, 2008;Giordano et al, 2011).…”

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

Verhaeghe

Tampubolon

2012

Social Science & Medicine

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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 the 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 resourceswere 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 =25,366 respondents, N j =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.

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

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Tampubolon

2012

Social Science & Medicine

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“…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, this is in line with previous studies. 42 A third limitation is the cross-sectional design of our study, which does not allow us to disentangle causal relationships between area deprivation and health of residents. Longitudinal designs are needed for this.…”

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Are area-level and individual-level socioeconomic factors associated with self-rated health in adult urban citizens? Evidence from Slovak and Dutch cities

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Reijneveld

Nagyová

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Eur J Public Health

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A multilevel analysis of social capital and self-rated health: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey

Cited by 143 publications

References 46 publications

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

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

The Relationship Between Social Capital and Selfreported Health in China

Are area-level and individual-level socioeconomic factors associated with self-rated health in adult urban citizens? Evidence from Slovak and Dutch cities

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