Department of Health Promotion and Community Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Inj Prev. 2011 Dec;17(6):401-6. doi: 10.1136/ip.2010.029124. Epub 2011 May 5.
Research on the links between violence and social capital has produced mixed results and is mainly limited to Western countries.
To assess the relationship of social capital to physical fights among unmarried boys aged 13-19 years living in three disadvantaged neighbourhoods in the outskirts of Beirut, controlling for variables associated with youth violence. Lebanon has a history of civil and cross-border war, which may influence the production of violence at the individual level.
674 boys were interviewed. The dependent variable was being involved in a physical fight in the last 3 months. The independent variable was social capital, classified into six categories: civic engagement and community development; locational capital; trust; reciprocity; hypothetical social support; and social network.
One fifth (20%) had been in a fight in the last 3 months. Youth who were members of a group, who had been victimised, who could ask for help from a family member/friend/neighbour when they had a problem, and who liked living in their neighbourhood were more likely to be involved in a fight.
This research supports the literature that indicates that physical fights are positively related to both individual and social capital variables. Social capital had a detrimental effect on physical fights. This may be related to bonding in a gang-like way. While high levels of social capital are good for other health outcomes and thus should not be reduced, interventions that channel youth energy in positive ways are needed.
关于暴力与社会资本之间关联的研究得出了相互矛盾的结果，且主要局限于西方国家。
评估社会资本与贝鲁特郊区三个弱势社区中 13-19 岁未婚男孩之间肢体冲突的关系，同时控制与青年暴力相关的变量。黎巴嫩曾经历内战和跨界战争，这可能会影响个人层面暴力的产生。
对 674 名男孩进行了访谈。因变量为过去 3 个月中参与肢体冲突的情况。自变量为社会资本，分为六类：公民参与和社区发展；位置资本；信任；互惠；假设社会支持；和社交网络。
五分之一（20%）的人在过去 3 个月中发生过打架事件。属于某个团体、曾遭受过欺凌、在遇到问题时可以向家庭成员/朋友/邻居寻求帮助以及喜欢居住在其所在社区的青年更有可能参与打架。
这项研究支持表明肢体冲突与个体和社会资本变量呈正相关的文献。社会资本对肢体冲突有不利影响。这可能与团伙式的联系有关。虽然高水平的社会资本对其他健康结果有益，因此不应降低，但需要采取措施将青年的精力引导到积极的方向。
