A prospective study of individual-level social capital and major depression in the United States

Abstract

Perceptions of higher levels of cognitive social capital (trust of neighbours) are associated with lower risks of developing MD during 2-3 year follow-up. However, after excluding participants with MD at the baseline, the association between trust and MD became non-significant. Structural dimensions were not associated with MD.

Social capital, acculturation, mental health, and perceived access to services among Mexican American women.

“…Social capital's cognitive aspects, which are the focus of this paper, include people's attitudes and beliefs about norms, values, interpersonal trust, and sense of belonging (Fujiwara & Kawachi, 2008;Kawachi & Berkman, 2000). Fujiwara and Kawachi (2008) found that individuals with higher levels of cognitive social capital were at lower risk of developing major depression.…”

“…Social capital's cognitive aspects, which are the focus of this paper, include people's attitudes and beliefs about norms, values, interpersonal trust, and sense of belonging (Fujiwara & Kawachi, 2008;Kawachi & Berkman, 2000). Fujiwara and Kawachi (2008) found that individuals with higher levels of cognitive social capital were at lower risk of developing major depression. Some researchers have further suggested that increasing social capital and community involvement may be a way to decrease inequalities related to race/ ethnicity, income, gender, and geographic location (Cheadle, Wagner, Walls, et al, 2001).…”

Validade da estrutura fatorial da escala de capital social utilizada na linha de base no ELSA-Brasil

“…Aspectos como a confiança social, a reciprocidade e as normas que constituem as redes de relações são centrais na formulação de seu constructo 3,4 . A associação entre baixos níveis de capital social e diversos desfechos de saúde, tais como, transtornos mentais comuns 5 , depressão 6,7,8 , condições de saúde autorreferidas 9,10,11 e comportamento suicida 12,13 já foi demonstrada, além de associações com comportamentos de saúde, tais como sedentarismo 14 e tabagismo 15 . Por outro lado, níveis elevados de capital social foram relacionados à diminuição da obesidade 16 e ao controle do diabetes 17 .…”

Perceived neighbourhood cohesion and health among mid-aged Australian women

“…For example, associations between "neighbourly reciprocity" and health, and also "trust" and health are more consistent than associations between social participation and health. [49,53,69,86,87] This suggests that broad terms such as social cohesion may not be useful in terms of understanding how neighbourhood based social relationships are associated with health. However as others have pointed out, there is a need to clarify concepts and "sort out exactly what is being measured".…”

“…[45] These two mechanisms are also thought to apply to social cohesion. [39,43,46,47] Higher levels of social cohesion have been associated with lower levels of anxiety and depression in both developed and developing countries, [15,[48][49][50][51][52][53][54] and this association may be stronger for women than men. [52,[55][56][57][58][59][60] Higher levels of social cohesion have also been associated with better self-rated health, [38,[61][62][63][64] and fewer chronic illnesses.…”