Social capital and lifestyles: a review of the literature
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social capital, lifestyles, health promotionAbstract
ABSTRACT
Currently many studies suggest that social capital is a key determinant of physical and psychological health in the population; however little is known about the relationship between this and the behaviors associated with lifestyles. The aim of this study is to identify, through a review of the literature, the empirical evidence that assesses the relationship between social capital and behaviors associated with lifestyles. Original sources in English, Spanish and Portuguese of the databases were reviewed: Pubmed, Scielo, Ebsco, Google Scholar and Sciencedirect between the years 2000 and 2017; was using the following descriptors: social capital, lifestyles and health behaviors. The final sample consisted of thirty-six articles. The findings suggest that social capital is related to all the factors associated with lifestyles to a greater or lesser extent. Studies support the idea that social participation, social support networks, social trust and membership as elements of social capital have a significant influence on lifestyles, hence the important of incorporating it in future programs and interventions of health promotion.
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43. Jung M, Lina L, Viswanath K. Associations between health communication behaviors, neighborhood social capital, vaccine knowledge, and parents’ H1N1 vaccination of their children. Vaccine 2013; 31: 4860 – 4866.
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45. Åslund C, Nilsson K. Social capital in relation to alcohol consumption, smoking, and illicit drug use among adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Sweden. International Journal for Equity in Health 2013; 12:33.
46. Nieminen T, Prättälä R, Martelin T, Härkänen T, Hyyppä M, Alanen E, Koskinen S. Social capital, health behaviours and health: a population-based associational study. BMC Public Health 2013; 13: 613.
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51. Rönnerstrand B. Social capital and immunization against the 2009 A (H1N1) pandemic in the American States. Public Health 2014; 128: 709e715.
52. Nagy E, Moore S, Gruber R, Paquet C, Arora N, Dubé L. Parental social capital and children's sleep disturbances. Sleep Health 2016; 2: 330–334.
53. Odimegwu C, De Wet N, Dolapo O. Perceptions of social capital and sexual behaviour among youth in South Africa, Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health 2017; 29 (3): 205-217.
54. Johnson C, Sharkey J, Dean W. Eating behaviors and social capital are associated with fruit and vegetable intake among rural adults. J Hunger Environ Nutr 2010; 5(3): 302–315.
55. Motohashi K, Kaneko Y, Fujita K, Motohashi Y, Nakamura A. Interest in dietary pattern, social capital, and psychological distress: a cross-sectional study in a rural Japanese community. BMC Public Health 2013; 13: 933.
56. Lindström M, Hanson BS, Östergren PO. Socioeconomic differences in leisure time physical activity: the role of shaping participation and social capital in shaping health related behaviour. Soc Sci Med 2001; 52 (3): 441–451.
57. Kawachi I, Subramanian SV, Kim D. Social capital and health. New York (NY): Springer; 2008.
58. Suzuki E, Yamamoto E, Takao S, Kawachi I, Subramanian S. Clarifying the use of aggregated exposures in multilevel models: self-included vs. self-excluded measures. PLoS ONE 2012; 7(12): e51717.
2. Bourdieu P, Wacquant L. An invitation to reflexive sociology. Chicago: University of Chicago press; 1992.
3. Coleman J. Foundations of Social Theory. Cambridge (Massachusetts): Belknap Press of Harvard University Press; 1990.
4. Putnam R. The Prosperous Community: Social Capital and Public Life. American Prospect 1993; 13: 35-42.
5. Islam MK, Merlo J, Kawachi I, Lindstrom M, Gerdtham UG. Social capital and health: does egalitarianism matter? A literature review. International Journal for Equity in Health 2006; 5 (3).
6. Colletta NJ, Cullen ML. The nexus between violent conflict, social capital and social cohesion: lessons from Cambodia, Rwanda, Guatemala, and Somalia. Washington, EEUU: The World Bank; 2000.
7. Kripper CE, Sapag JC. Capital social y salud en América Latina y el Caribe: una revisión sistemática. Rev Panam Salud Pública 2009; 25:162-170.
8. Loch M, Tanno R, Eumann A, Martinez D, Rodríguez F. Relationship between social capital indicators and lifestyle in Brazilian adults. Cad. Saúde Pública 2015; 31(8):1636-1647.
9. Islam S, Alam M. Social capital and mental health: results from a cross-sectional study in Bangladesh. Asian Social Science 2014; 10 (2): 118-125.
10. Alvarado R, Sapag J, Arellano J, Alarcón A, Tapia E. Capital social y salud mental en una muestra representativa de trabajadores chilenos. Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas 2015; 73(3): 227-235.
11. Fujiwara T, Kawachi I. Social capital and health a study of adult twins in the U.S. Am J Prev Med 2008; 35(2): 139-144.
12. Rocco L, Fumagalli E, Suhrcke M. From social capital to health and back. Health Eco 2014; 23: 586–605.
13. Cullen M, Whiteford H. The interrelations of social capital with health and mental health: discussion paper. Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia; 2001.
14. Hamano T, Fujisawa Y, Ishida Y, Subramanian SV, Kawachi I, Shiwaku K. Social capital and mental health in Japan: a multilevel analysis. PLoS ONE 2010; 5 (10): e13214.
15. Pinxten W, Lievens J. The importance of economic, social and cultural capital in understanding health inequalities: using a Bourdieu based approach in research on physical and mental health perceptions. Sociology of Health & Illness. 2014; xx (xx): 1–15.
16. Yip W, Subramanian SV, Mitchell AD, Lee DTS, Wang J, Kawachi I. Does social capital enhance health and well-being? Evidence from rural China. Soc Sci Med 2007; 64:35–49.
17. Contoyannis P, Jones AM. Socio-economic status, health and lifestyle. J Health Eco 2004; 23: 965–995.
18. Marmot M, Wilkinson RG. Social determinants of health. 2da. ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2006.
19. Kantomaa M, Tammelin T, Ebeling H, Stamatakis E, Taanila A. High levels of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with good self-rated health in adolescents. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 2015; 12 (2): 266-272.
20. Doll R, Peto R, Boreham J, Sutherland I. Mortality in relation to smoking: 50 years’ observations on male British doctors. BMJ 2004; 328: 1519.
21. Kaleta D, Makowiec T, Dziankowska E, Jegier A. Physical activity and self-perceived health status. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2006; 19 (1): 61-69.
22. Lindstrom M, Hanson BS, Ostergren PO, Berglund G. Socioeconomic differences in smoking cessation: the role of social participation. Scand J Public Health 2000; 28: 200-8.
23. Lindstrom M, Hanson BS, Wirfalt E, Ostergren PO. Socioeconomic differences in the consumption of vegetables, fruit and fruit juices. The influence of psychosocial factors. Eur J Public Health 2001; 11: 51–59.
24. Lindstrom M, Isacsson SO. Smoking cessation among daily smokers, aged 45–69 years: a longitudinal study in Malmo, Sweden. Addiction 2002; 97:205–215.
25. Crosby R, Holtgrave D, DiClemente R, Wingood G, Gayle J. Social Capital as a Predictor of Adolescents’ Sexual Risk Behavior: A State-Level Exploratory Study. AIDS and Behavior 2003; 7 (3): 245-252.
26. Lindström, M. Social capital and the miniaturization of community among daily and intermittent smokers: a population-based study. Prev Med 2003; 36 (2): 177–184.
27. Lindström M, Isacsson S, Elmståhl S, The Malmö Shoulder-Neck Study Group. Impact of different aspects of social participation and social capital on smoking cessation among daily smokers: a longitudinal study. Tobacco Control 2003; 12: 274–281.
28. Lindström M, Moghaddassi M, Bolin K, Lindgren B, Merlo J. Social participation, social capital and daily tobacco smoking: a population-based multilevel analysis in Malmo, Sweden. Scand J Public Health 2003; 31: 444–450.
29. Lindström M. Psychosocial work conditions, social capital, and daily smoking: a population based study. Tobacco Control 2004; 13:289–295.
30. Xue X, Cheng M. Social capital and health in China: exploring the mediating role of lifestyle. BMC Public Health 2017; 17:863.
31. Poortinga W. Do health behaviors mediate the association between social capital and health? Prev Med 2006; 43: 488-493.
32. Pattussi MP, Hardy R, Sheiham A. Neighborhood social capital and dental injuries in Brazilian adolescents. Am J Public Health. 2006; 96:1462–1468.
33. Pattussi MP, Hardy R, Sheiham A. The potential impact of neighborhood empowerment on dental caries among adolescents. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2006; 34:344–350.
34. Sorensen G, Stoddard A, Dubowitz T, Barbeau E, Bigby J, Emmons K, Berkman L, Peterson K. The influence of social context on changes in fruit and vegetable consumption: results of the healthy directions studies. Am J Public Health 2007; 97 (7): 1216-1227.
35. Sapag J, Poblete F, Eicher C, Aracena M, Caneo C, Vera G, Martínez M, Hoyos R, Villarroel L, Bradford E. Tobacco smoking in urban neighborhoods: Exploring social capital as a protective factor in Santiago, Chile. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2010; 12 (9): 927–936.
36. Aida J, Hanibuchi T, Nakade M, Hirai H, Osaka K, Kondo K. The different effects of vertical social capital and horizontal social capital on dental status: a multilevel analysis. Social Science & Medicine 2009; 69(4): 512e518.
37. Agardh A, Emmelin M, Muriisa R, Ostergren P. Social capital and sexual behavior among Ugandan university students. Global Health Action 2010; 3: 5432.
38. Aida J, Kondo K, Kondo N, Watt R, Sheiham A, Tsakos G. Income inequality, social capital and self-rated health and dental status in older Japanese. Social Science & Medicine 2011; 73: 1561 – 1568.
39. Aida J, Kuriyama S, Ohmori-Matsuda K, Hozawa A, Osaka K, Tsuji I. The association between neighborhood social capital and self-reported dentate status in elderly Japanese - The Ohsaki Cohort 2006 Study. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2011; 39:239–249.
40. Giordano GN, Lindström M. The impact of social capital on changes in smoking behaviour: a longitudinal cohort study. Eur J Public Health 2011; 21 (3): 347-354.
41. Nagaoka K, Fujiwara T, Ito J. Do income inequality and social capital associate with measles-containing vaccine coverage rate? Vaccine 2012; 30: 7481– 7488.
42. Furuta M, Ekuni D, Takao S, Suzuki E, Morita M, Kawachi I. Social capital and self-rated oral health among young people. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2012; 40: 97–104.
43. Jung M, Lina L, Viswanath K. Associations between health communication behaviors, neighborhood social capital, vaccine knowledge, and parents’ H1N1 vaccination of their children. Vaccine 2013; 31: 4860 – 4866.
44. Marques B, Gondim A, Vianna M. Social capital and dental pain in Brazilian northeast: a multilevel cross-sectional study. BMC Oral Health 2013; 13 (2):1-9.
45. Åslund C, Nilsson K. Social capital in relation to alcohol consumption, smoking, and illicit drug use among adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Sweden. International Journal for Equity in Health 2013; 12:33.
46. Nieminen T, Prättälä R, Martelin T, Härkänen T, Hyyppä M, Alanen E, Koskinen S. Social capital, health behaviours and health: a population-based associational study. BMC Public Health 2013; 13: 613.
47. Rönnerstrand B. Social capital and immunization against the 2009 A (H1N1) pandemic in Sweden. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2013; 41: 853–859.
48. Amin I. Social capital and sexual risk-taking behaviors among older adults in the United States. Journal of Applied Gerontology 2014; 1-18.
49. Lindström, M, Axelsson J, Modén B, Rosvall M. Sexual orientation, social capital and daily tobacco smoking: a population-based study. BMC Public Health 2014; 14: 565.
50. Chun-Yuan C, Chi-Chen W, Hsing-Yi C, Lee-Lan Y. The effects of social structure and social capital on changes in smoking status from 8th to 9th grade: Results of the Child and Adolescent Behaviors in Long-term Evolution (CABLE) study. Prev Med 2014; 62: 148-154.
51. Rönnerstrand B. Social capital and immunization against the 2009 A (H1N1) pandemic in the American States. Public Health 2014; 128: 709e715.
52. Nagy E, Moore S, Gruber R, Paquet C, Arora N, Dubé L. Parental social capital and children's sleep disturbances. Sleep Health 2016; 2: 330–334.
53. Odimegwu C, De Wet N, Dolapo O. Perceptions of social capital and sexual behaviour among youth in South Africa, Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health 2017; 29 (3): 205-217.
54. Johnson C, Sharkey J, Dean W. Eating behaviors and social capital are associated with fruit and vegetable intake among rural adults. J Hunger Environ Nutr 2010; 5(3): 302–315.
55. Motohashi K, Kaneko Y, Fujita K, Motohashi Y, Nakamura A. Interest in dietary pattern, social capital, and psychological distress: a cross-sectional study in a rural Japanese community. BMC Public Health 2013; 13: 933.
56. Lindström M, Hanson BS, Östergren PO. Socioeconomic differences in leisure time physical activity: the role of shaping participation and social capital in shaping health related behaviour. Soc Sci Med 2001; 52 (3): 441–451.
57. Kawachi I, Subramanian SV, Kim D. Social capital and health. New York (NY): Springer; 2008.
58. Suzuki E, Yamamoto E, Takao S, Kawachi I, Subramanian S. Clarifying the use of aggregated exposures in multilevel models: self-included vs. self-excluded measures. PLoS ONE 2012; 7(12): e51717.
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2018-07-03
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Alcedo, J. G., & Bastidas, E. G. (2018). Social capital and lifestyles: a review of the literature. Revista Venezolana De Salud Pública, 6(1), 31-42. Retrieved from https://revistas.uclave.org/index.php/rvsp/article/view/1052
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