title: Individual social capital, neighbourhood deprivation, and self-rated health in England.
abstract: Individual social capital is increasingly considered to be an important determinant of an individual's health. This study examines the extent to which individual social capital is associated with self-rated health and the extent to which individual social capital mediates t.he relationship between neighbourhood deprivation and self-rated health in an English sample. Individual social capital was conceptualized and operationalized in both the social cohesion- and network resource tradition, using measures of generalized trust, social participation and social network resources. Network resources were measured with the position generator. Multilevel analyses were applied to wave 2 and 3 of the Taking Part Surveys of England, which consist of face-to-face interviews among the adult population in England (N(i) = 25,366 respondents, N(j) = 12,388 neighbourhoods). The results indicate that generalized trust, participation with friends and relatives and having network members from the salariat class are positively associated with self-rated health. Having network members from the working class is, however, negatively related to self-rated health. Moreover, these social capital elements are partly mediating the negative relationship between neighbourhood deprivation and self-rated health.
authors.affiliation: Ghent University, Health and Demographic Research Centre, Korte Meer 5, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. pieterpaul.verhaeghe@ugent.be
authors.forename: Pieter-Paul
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Verhaeghe
authors.forename: Gindo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tampubolon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011204:Poverty Areas; D057566:Self Report; D012737:Sex Factors; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D035502:Trust; D055815:Young Adult