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Measuring Social Capital in Hamilton, Ontario

Kitchen, Peter; Williams, Allison; Simone, Dylan - In: Social Indicators Research 108 (2012) 2, pp. 215-238

explosion of growth in research linking social capital to health. This paper investigates social capital in Hamilton, Ontario by … association between social capital perceptions and health, particularly mental health and life stress. Social capital was greater … actions, both volunteering and voting was associated with positive overall health and mental health. Finally, the paper …

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Long-term Stability of Social Participation

Hyyppä, Markku; Mäki, Juhani; Alanen, Erkki; … - In: Social Indicators Research 88 (2008) 2, pp. 389-396

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Interpersonal Mistrust and Unhappiness Among Japanese People

Tokuda, Yasuharu; Inoguchi, Takashi - In: Social Indicators Research 89 (2008) 2, pp. 349-360

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Statistical and Perceived Diversity and Their Impacts on Neighborhood Social Cohesion in Germany, France and the Netherlands

Koopmans, Ruud; Schaeffer, Merlin - In: Social Indicators Research 125 (2016) 3, pp. 853-883

The question whether ethnic diversity is associated with declining social cohesion has produced much controversy. We maintain that more attention must be paid to cognitive mechanisms to move the debate ahead. Using survey data from 938 localities in Germany, France, and the Netherlands, we...

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Nonpolitical Versus Political Participation: Longitudinal Associations with Mental Health and Social Well-Being in Different Age Groups

Lühr, Matthias; Pavlova, Maria K.; Luhmann, Maike - In: Social Indicators Research 159 (2021) 3, pp. 865-884

because voluntary participation can improve their mental health and social well-being. However, do such benefits apply across … different types of participation and across the life course? In this study, we investigated whether benefits to mental health … of mental health, and social support and neighborhood belonging as measures of social well-being. We found only few and …

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The Complex Road to Happiness: The Influence of Human Development, a Healthy Environment and a Free Press

Tandoc, Edson; Takahashi, Bruno - In: Social Indicators Research 113 (2013) 1, pp. 537-550

Happiness is considered one of the goals of individuals and nations. Thus, many interdisciplinary efforts have attempted to determine the factors that lead to happiness. However, most of these efforts have ignored some important but less tangible factors, such as having a free press and a...

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Did the Decline in Social Connections Depress Americans’ Happiness?

Bartolini, Stefano; Bilancini, Ennio; Pugno, Maurizio - In: Social Indicators Research 110 (2013) 3, pp. 1033-1059

During the last 30 years US citizens experienced, on average, a decline in reported happiness, social connections, and confidence in institutions. We show that a remarkable portion of the decrease in happiness is predicted by the decline in social connections and confidence in institutions. We...

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Structural and Cognitive Aspects of Social Capital and All-Cause Mortality: A Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies

Nyqvist, Fredrica; Pape, Bernd; Pellfolk, Tony; … - In: Social Indicators Research 116 (2014) 2, pp. 545-566

Social capital covers different characteristics such as social networks, social participation, social support and trust. The aim of this study was to explore which aspects of social capital were predictive of mortality. Criteria for inclusion in the meta-analysis were: population based...

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Are Informal Connections a Functional Alternative to Associational Life in Enhancing Social Cohesion? Findings from Hong Kong

Chan, Elaine - In: Social Indicators Research 119 (2014) 2, pp. 803-821

This article aims to ascertain whether organizational life and informal connections, which made up part of Putnam’s (Bowling alone: the collapse and revival of American community. Simon & Schuster, New York, <CitationRef CitationID="CR19">2000</CitationRef>) Social Capital Index, have separate effects on social cohesion. Postulating that...</citationref>

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Is Social Capital a Good Concept?

Bjørnskov, Christian; Sønderskov, Kim - In: Social Indicators Research 114 (2013) 3, pp. 1225-1242

This paper explores whether the concept of social capital as popularized by Robert Putnam is a good social science concept. Taking Gerring’s work on concept evaluation as the starting point, the paper first presents a set of criteria for conceptual ‘goodness’ and discusses how social...

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