Contextual effect of different components of social capital on health in a suburban city of the greater Tokyo area: A multilevel analysis

Relations of participation in organized activities to smoking and drinking among Japanese youth: contextual effects of structural social capital in high school

“…In most public health research, social capital is assessed on the basis of social cohesion, an approach that conceptualizes social capital in terms of resources available to members of social groups, and it is commonly measured according to attributes of groups, such as organizations, communities, neighbourhoods, and workplaces Engström et al 2008). Many studies have also examined the effects of social capital at both individual and collective levels on health outcomes Murayama et al 2012).…”

“…After adjustment for individual-level variables, Kim et al (2008) reported that contextual effects of social trust on health outcomes were mostly weak and the association between contextual-level social participation and health outcomes was no longer statistically significant. Some studies also showed that higher contextual-level social trust was positively associated with self-rated health, whereas contextual-level social participation was not (Snelgrove et al 2009;Murayama et al 2012).…”

Association between Neighborhood Environment and Quality of Sleep in Older Adult Residents Living in Japan: The JAGES 2010 Cross-Sectional Study

“…The existence of places (houses or facilities) where older people feel free to drop in is believed to encourage them to go outside [33]. Going out not only increases their activity level but enables older people to engage in communication, such as enjoying conversations at these facilities when they drop in.…”

Social capital in Japan: What characteristics do public health nurses see in their communities?

“…The evidence is also limited. For example, although it has been shown that health is linked to social capital at the individual level (which measures the networks between individuals, among other elements), there appears to be no connection between health‐related indices and social capital at the district level, which uses a multilevel analysis (Murayama, Wakui, Arami, Sugawara, & Yoshie, ).…”