Title:
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Family social capital and health – a systematic review and redirection
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Author:
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Carrillo Alvarez, Elena; Kawachi, Ichiro; Riera Romaní, Jordi
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Other authors:
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Universitat Ramon Llull. Facultat de Psicologia, Ciències de l’Educació i de l’Esport Blanquerna |
Abstract:
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The level (or scale) at which social capital can be conceptualised and measured ranges potentially from the macro-level (regional or country level), to the mesolevel (neighbourhoods, workplaces, schools), down to the individual level.
However, one glaring gap in the conceptualisation of social capital within the empirical literature has been the level of the family. Our aim in this review is to examine the family as the ‘missing level’ in studies on social capital and health.
To do so, we conducted a systematic review on the use and measurement of this notion in the health literature, with the final intention of articulating a direction for
future research in the field. Our findings are consistent with the notion that family
social capital is multidimensional and that its components have distinct effects on
health outcomes. Further investigation is needed to understand the mechanisms
through which family social capital is related to health, as well as determining the
most valid ways to measure family social capital. |
Publication date:
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2016 |
Subject(s):
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Economia domèstica - Comptabilitat Cost i nivell de vida Família Salut |
Rights:
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© Foundation for the Sociology of Health. Tots els drets reservats |
Pages:
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25 p. |
Document type:
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Article Article - Accepted version |
DOI:
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doi: 10.1111/1467-9566.12506
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Published by:
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John Wiley & Sons,
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Publish at:
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Sociology of Health & Illness, 2016, Vol. 39, Núm. 1
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