Individual social capital, neighbourhood deprivation, and self-rated health in England |
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Authors: | Verhaeghe Pieter-Paul Tampubolon Gindo |
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Institution: | Ghent University, Health and Demographic Research Centre, Korte Meer 5, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. pieterpaul.verhaeghe@ugent.be |
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Abstract: | 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 t.he 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 resources were 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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Keywords: | Deprivation England Neighbourhoods Position generator Self-rated health Social capital Social networks UK |
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