Purpose Social capital is frequently indicated as a determinant of population health. Despite
an increase in the frequency of public health studies including such measures, our …

Background: This article presents an overview of the concept of social capital, reviews
prospective multilevel analytic studies of the association between social capital and health …

Background: The importance of social connectedness in supporting public mental health is
well established. However, the reverse causal pathway (that psychological ill-health leads to …

Scholars who study how social networks affect older adults' health are often concerned with
the prospect of declining social connectedness in late life. This paper shifts the focus to older …

Social structures and socioeconomic patterns are the major determinants of population
health. However, very few previous studies have simultaneously analysed the “social” and …

We test the relationship between happiness and self-rated health in Italy. The analysis relies
on a unique dataset collected through the administration of a questionnaire to a …

The public health literature on the detrimental effects of social isolation has shown that the
quantity of social connections is positively correlated with individual health. Drawing on …

Severe stress exposure increases the risk of stress-related disorders such as major
depressive disorder (MDD). An essential characteristic of MDD is the impairment of social …

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 …

Despite the vast amount of research over the past fifteen years, there is still lively debate
surrounding the role of social capital on individual health outcomes. This seems to stem from …