Open AccessSalutogenic Impact of Social Capital on Health; a Study in Punjab, Pakistan
Author(s) -
Zarqa Azhar,
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Yasir Nawaz Manj,
Falak Sher,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan journal of social research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2710-3137
pISSN - 2710-3129
DOI - 10.52567/pjsr.v3i4.109
Subject(s) - social capital , data collection , sample (material) , psychology , cohesion (chemistry) , environmental health , socioeconomics , sociology , medicine , social science , chemistry , organic chemistry , chromatography
Social capital is considered as an important determinant of good health. Using a sample of 400 respondents this study aimed to find out the impact of different dimensions of salutogenic social capital on health. This research used a quantitative research design and household survey was conducted to collect data. A well-structured self-administrated questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection. Sample was obtained through multi-stage sampling technique and the process of data collection was completed in 2014 and data analysis completed in 2015. Findings of this research revealed positive association between social capital (groups and networking) and health of respondents. Keywords: Social capital, groups and networks, social cohesion, health