Social capital, health behaviours and health: a population-based associational study
| Autor: | Seppo Koskinen, Tommi Härkänen, Tuija Martelin, Markku T. Hyyppä, Ritva Prättälä, Tarja Nieminen, Erkki Alanen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Health Status Health Behavior Trust Social Environment Psychological well-being Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences Social support Self-rated health 0302 clinical medicine Health behaviours Environmental health Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Social determinants of health Finland Aged Aged 80 and over 030505 public health business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Social Support Social environment Social participation Middle Aged Social engagement Social mobility Individual-level social capital Health Surveys Health equity Socioeconomic Factors Female 0305 other medical science business Research Article Social status |
| Zdroj: | BMC Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-613 |
| Popis: | Background Social capital is associated with health behaviours and health. Our objective was to explore how different dimensions of social capital and health-related behaviours are associated, and whether health behaviours mediate this association between social capital and self-rated health and psychological well-being. Methods We used data from the Health 2000 Survey (n=8028) of the adult population in Finland. The response rate varied between 87% (interview) and 77% (the last self-administered questionnaire). Due to item non-response, missing values were replaced using multiple imputation. The associations between three dimensions of social capital (social support, social participation and networks, trust and reciprocity) and five health behaviours (smoking, alcohol use, physical activity, vegetable consumption, sleep) were examined by using logistic regression and controlling for age, gender, education, income and living arrangements. The possible mediating role of health behaviours in the association between social capital and self-rated health and psychological well-being was also analysed with a logistic regression model. Results Social participation and networks were associated with all of the health behaviours. High levels of trust and reciprocity were associated with non-smoking and adequate duration of sleep, and high levels of social support with adequate duration of sleep and daily consumption of vegetables. Social support and trust and reciprocity were independently associated with self-rated health and psychological well-being. Part of the association between social participation and networks and health was explained by physical activity. Conclusions Irrespective of their social status, people with higher levels of social capital – especially in terms of social participation and networks – engage in healthier behaviours and feel healthier both physically and psychologically. |
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