title: Exploring the association between social capital and depressive symptoms: results of a survey in German information and communication technology companies.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examines the association between social capital at work and depressive symptoms in employees.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data for this cross-sectional study were collected through an online survey with the full population of employees from six companies in the German information and communication technology sector (response rate: 58.4%). A multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results of data from a total of 328 employees suggest that, after controlling for sociodemographic factors, health awareness, and job strain, lower levels of perceived social capital at work are associated with the experience of depressive symptoms (OR = 0.76; 95% CI: 0.64-0.90).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings suggest that characteristics of high social capital at work, such as an established environment of trust and a sense of common values and convictions, could be an essential resource for preventing depressive disorders.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Sociology, Health Services Research and Rehabilitation Science (IMVR), Faculty of Human Sciences and Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. julia.jung@uk-koeln.de
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ernstmann
authors.forename: Anika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nitzsche
authors.forename: Elke
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Driller
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kowalski
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lehner
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stieler-Lorenz
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Friepörtner
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pfaff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology; D035502:Trust