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- Title
Does Social Capital Promote Health?
- Authors
Yuan, Ma; Yue-qun, Cao; Hao, Wang; Hong, Xiang
- Abstract
The determinants of health are influenced by genetics, lifestyle, social environment, medical conditions, etc. As an informal system, social capital plays an increasingly recognized role in individual health. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the direct and indirect effects of social capital on individual health in China. Using cross-sectional data from the China Family Panel Studies 2016, this paper explores the effects of cognitive and structural social capital on individual health from a micro perspective. The results show that both types of social capital have significant positive effects on individual health, and this effect remains after endogeneity is considered. The two types of social capital show obvious heterogeneity in age samples, urban and rural samples and north–south samples. In addition, the mechanism analysis shows that the health promotion effects of the two types of social capital are mainly derived from the effects of informal finance and access to medical resources. Based on the above findings, this paper puts forward policy recommendations.
- Subjects
CHINA; SOCIAL capital; PANEL analysis; SOCIAL context; HEALTH promotion
- Publication
Social Indicators Research, 2022, Vol 162, Issue 2, p501
- ISSN
0303-8300
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11205-021-02810-8