Background Social capital is a collective attribute of communities that determines health and
well-being of populations. The collective resources in a high social capital community have …

Objective This paper seeks to compare the relationships between social capital and health
for rural and urban residents of South Australia. Methods Using data from a South Australian …

Social capital is associated with better health, but components of social capital and their
associations with different types of health are rarely explored together. The aim of this study …

The concept of social capital shows great promise for its potential to influence individual and
population health. Yet challenges persist in defining and measuring social capital, and little …

Individual aspects of social capital have been shown to have significant associations with
health outcomes. However, research has seldom tested different elements of social capital …

Background Social capital may be a social good in health terms, but it is not necessarily a
universal good. Several studies have shown that while there is a positive association …

This study investigated the association between social capital and health related quality of
life in a sample of Australian adults. Information was collected from a sample of adults in …

The positive association between social capital and general health outcomes has been
extensively researched over the past decade; however, studies investigating social capital …

High levels of social capital may be associated with positive mental health in adults.
However, quantifying the various dimensions of social capital has presented a challenge …

Purpose The influence of social capital has been shown to improve health and wellbeing.
This study investigates the relationship between changes in social capital and health …