The public health literature focusing on the detrimental effects of social isolation has shown that the quantity of … social connections is positively correlated with individual health. Drawing on pooled cross-sectional data, we test this … best predictor of health. We point out the existence of health disparities based on socio-economic status. Poorer and less …

We test the relationship between happiness and self-rated health in Italy. The analysis relies on a unique dataset … modelling, we find that happiness is strongly correlated with perceived good health, after controlling for a number of relevant … socio-economic phenomena. Health inequalities based on income, work status and education are relatively contained in respect …

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 …

of measures of health and well-being to demonstrate the importance of taking account of the multiple dimensions of social … associated with health and well-being, our results also reveal that while in general this association is positive, close bonding … in the form of household ties is inversely related to health and well-being; this contradicts the implicit assumption …