title: Development of the Social Capital Questionnaire in Greece.
abstract: The Greek version of the social capital questionnaire (SCQ-G) was evaluated in a sample of 521 adults drawn from three different urban areas in Greece. Exploratory factor analysis followed by multi-trait scaling yielded six factors: Participation in the Community, Feelings of Safety, Family/Friends Connections, Value of Life and Social Agency, Tolerance of Diversity, and Work Connections. The factor solution is similar to the patterns identified originally in Australia and the US. Variations suggest that social capital does not share the same structure in different countries. The SCQ-G is a useful scale to measure individual-level social capital in Greece. Social capital measurement tools should be validated in each cultural or national setting in which they are used.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Iktinou 17, 71305, Iraklio-Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kritsotakis
authors.forename: Antonis D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Koutis
authors.forename: Athanassios K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Alegakis
authors.forename: Anastas E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Philalithis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D019058:Community Networks; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011594:Psychometrics; D012449:Safety; D012919:Social Behavior; D012944:Social Support; D012945:Social Values; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014175:Translating; D035502:Trust; D014481:United States