The relationship between tree canopy and social capital on physical activity in college students

Bartshe, Melissa; Coughenour, Courtney; Stephen, Haroon

doi:10.1080/07448481.2021.1947299

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“…In the last several decades, a great number of studies have been conducted to explore social capital and the significance it has for college students [19][20][21]. According to the findings of several studies [22,23], perceived stress [24], physical activities [25], mental health issues [26], and 6 DOI: 10.1159/000528396 the academic performance of students, social capital has been shown to have a correlation with all of these variables [9,27]. According to research conducted in Australia by Bye et al [28], social capital helps students feel more satisfied with their university lives, which in turn may improve their academic performance.…”

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Relationship between Social Capital and General Health among the Iranian University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Lebni¹,

Ahmadi²,

Gharehghani³

et al. 2023

Port J Public Health

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The most basic axis of a society’s economic and social growth is health, and social capital is a major factor in determining that development. The purpose of this research was to evaluate, among the student body of Iran University of Medical Sciences, the connection that exists between social capital and overall health. This study used a descriptive-analytical approach to cross-sectional research. Students attending the Iran University of Medical Sciences constituted the statistical population. The approach developed by Cochran was used to pick 367 students at random. The demographic information form, two versions of the Delaviz Social Capital Questionnaire (2006), and Goldberg and Hiller’s General Health Questionnaire (1979), served as the data collection tools. Using Cronbach’s alpha test, the reliability of the first two sets of questionnaires was determined to be 0.73 and 0.78, respectively. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, statistical tests, and regression after being loaded into SPSS version 22. It was shown that general health was significantly related to the factors of gender, location of living, and degree of education (<i>p</i> < 0.05). It was shown via the use of regression that there is a statistically significant association between social capital and the two dimensions of group involvement and relationships in networks. These two dimensions had the biggest influence on general health and explained 39% of its variations. The overall health of students was not significantly affected by factors such as age, educational level, or marital status (<i>p</i> > 0.05). It is feasible to improve students’ overall health if social capital is increased, more students are encouraged to participate in group projects, and students’ ties with one another inside and outside their networks are expanded.

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