Financial strain, social capital, and perceived health during economic recession: a longitudinal survey in rural Canada
Financial strain, social capital, and perceived health during economic recession: a longitudinal survey in rural Canada
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DOI：
10.1080/10615806.2013.864389
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发表时间：
2014-01-01
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3.7
通讯作者：
Elgar, Frank J.
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作者：
Frank, Christine;Davis, Christopher G.;Elgar, Frank J.
虽然经济压力对健康的影响有充分的记录，但对社会资本的健康保护作用了解较少。社会资本指的是一种社区嵌入感，这在一定程度上反映在群体成员、公民参与以及对信任、凝聚力和参与的看法上。我们调查了社会资本的感知是否调节了财务压力与心理和身体健康之间的关系。这项纵向研究调查了安大略省农村两个社区的成年人，这些社区最近发生了重大的失业事件。在18个月的时间里，三次收集了财务压力、社会资本、感知压力、焦虑和抑郁症状以及身体健康方面的数据（N = 355,317和300）。正如预期的那样，经济压力与感知压力、身体健康状况不佳以及焦虑和抑郁症状呈正相关，而社会资本与压力较小、身体健康状况较好以及焦虑和抑郁症状较少相关。经济压力对感知压力和抑郁症状的影响受社会资本的调节，当社会资本较低时，经济压力与感知压力和抑郁症状的关系更密切。研究结果强调了在经济困难时期，社区协会对成年人的健康保护作用。
Although the health consequences of financial strain are well documented, less is understood about the health-protective role of social capital. Social capital refers to a sense of community embeddedness, which is in part reflected by group membership, civic participation, and perceptions of trust, cohesion, and engagement. We investigated whether perceptions of social capital moderate the relation between financial strain and health, both mental and physical. This longitudinal study surveyed adults in two communities in rural Ontario where significant job losses recently occurred. Data were collected on financial strain, social capital, perceived stress, symptoms of anxiety and depression, and physical health on three occasions over 18 months (N's = 355, 317, and 300). As expected, financial strain positively related to perceived stress, poor physical health and symptoms of anxiety and depression, whereas social capital related to less stress, better physical health, and fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression. Effects of financial strain on perceived stress and depressive symptoms were moderated by social capital such that financial strain related more closely to perceived stress and depressive symptoms when social capital was lower. The findings underscore the health-protective role of community associations among adults during difficult economic times.