The buffering effect of social capital for daily mental stress in an unequal society: a lesson from Seoul.
Int J Equity Health
; 22(1): 64, 2023 04 10.
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ABSTRACT
This study attempted to illustrate whether mental health deterioration could be alleviated by high social capital in an environment with high economic inequality. Daily mental stress was employed as a mental health factor when analyzing the association with economic inequality in the Seoul Survey data. Regarding social capital, community trust and altruism were included as cognitive dimensions, and participation and cooperation were included as structural dimensions in each model. The first finding showed a significantly positive relationship between economic inequality and daily stress, meaning that, like other mental health problems, daily mental stress is also high in regions with high economic inequality. Second, the slope of the daily stress increased in respondents with high social trust and participation was alleviated in an economically unequal environment. This indicates that social trust and participation have a buffering effect by moderating the slope of daily stress in societies with high inequality. Third, the buffering effect differs depending on the social capital factor. The buffering effect of trust and participation showed in an unequal environment, while the buffering effect of cooperation showed regardless of the unequal environment. In summary, social capital factors showed the effect of relieving daily mental stress in the relationship with economic inequality. Also, the buffering effect of social capital on mental health may show different aspects for each element.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Capital Social
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Equity Health
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article
País de afiliação:
Coréia do Sul