Do bonding and bridging social capital have differential effects on self-rated health? A community based study in Japan
Author(s) -
Toshihide Iwase,
Etsuji Suzuki,
Takeo Fujiwara,
Soshi Takao,
Hiroyuki Doi,
Ichiro Kawachi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of epidemiology and community health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.692
H-Index - 170
eISSN - 1470-2738
pISSN - 0143-005X
DOI - 10.1136/jech.2010.115592
Subject(s) - social capital , self rated health , medicine , socioeconomic status , demography , social class , gerontology , population , environmental health , sociology , political science , law , social science
Few studies have examined the potential difference in the relationship between bonding versus bridging social capital and health outcomes. We sought to examine the association between these different types of social capital and self-rated health in a population-based study.
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