Social capital and mental illness: a systematic review

By Mary J De Silva, K. McKenzie, T. Harpham, S. Huttly. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2005

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Subfields: Health, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Citations in the corpus

• Reliability and Validity of the Personal Social Capital Scale 16 and Personal Social Capital Scale 8: Two Short Instruments for Survey Studies (2013, background): “…framework that social capital is the part of a person’s network connections that are trustworthy, reciprocal, and resource-rich (Bourdieu 1986; Coleman 1988; De Silva et al. 2005; Harpham et al. 2002; Putnam 1995), the Chinese version of the scale consisted of 42 items measuring 10 sub constructs.”
• The mental health status of Chinese rural–urban migrant workers (2007, background): “The cognitive aspects of social capital, such as trust, sense of belonging, and shared values, may increase feelings of security and self-esteem and consequently improve mental health [7].”
• The correlation of social support with mental health: A meta-analysis (2017, methodology): “A 2005 study by De Silva in a systematic review, examined 21 research studies that had been done on the relationship between social capital and mental health (15).”
• Benefits of choral singing for social and mental wellbeing: qualitative findings from a cross‐national survey of choir members (2012, background): “Research suggests that increased social capital is related to positive mental health (de Silva et al., 2005).”
• Social Networking Sites, Depression, and Anxiety: A Systematic Review (2016, background): “Depression and anxiety may be implicated in determining the size and structure of an individual’s social network [12], the quality of interactions within these networks, and how effectively social capital may be leveraged or developed to provide an individual with social support [8,14].”
• The Relationship between Social Cohesion and Urban Green Space: An Avenue for Health Promotion (2019, background): “Though limited in number, many studies on social cohesion, social capital, and psychological well-being often utilize a cross-sectional study design [45], which can limit our ability to discern a causal relationship [44].”