Jo Heui Sug, Moon Ji Young, Kim Bong Gi, Nam Eun Woo
Department of Health Policy & Management, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University Hospital, Korea.
Department of Preventive Medicine, Kangwon National University Hospital, Korea.
J Lifestyle Med. 2015 Sep;5(2):68-75. doi: 10.15280/jlm.2015.5.2.68. Epub 2015 Sep 30.
This study explores the relationships between social capital, self-rated health, and happiness and suggests ways to improve the happiness level of a community.
The survey was conducted with 445 people using stratified random sampling in a medium-sized city in Korea. Collected information included socio-demographic characteristics, social capital, self-rated health, and happiness.
Among the demographic characteristics, age had a statistically significant association with happiness level. People in their 40s (OR = 0.33, 95% CI = 0.13-0.88) and 50s (OR = 0.19, 95% CI = 0.06-0.57) were less happy than people of other ages. Married people (OR = 4.58, CI = 1.99-10.53) were more likely to have a high happiness level compared to unmarried people. Cognitive social capital (OR = 1.34, CI = 1.19-1.51) and self-rated health (OR = 2.22, CI = 1.59-3.09) were positively associated with happiness.
The results suggest that social capital and level of health are determinants of subjective happiness. Public policies and programs for improving social capital are needed to support happiness among community residents.
本研究探讨社会资本、自评健康与幸福感之间的关系，并提出提高社区幸福感水平的方法。
在韩国一个中等规模城市采用分层随机抽样对445人进行了调查。收集的信息包括社会人口学特征、社会资本、自评健康和幸福感。
在人口学特征中，年龄与幸福感水平存在统计学显著关联。40多岁（OR = 0.33，95%CI = 0.13 - 0.88）和50多岁（OR = 0.19，95%CI = 0.06 - 0.57）的人比其他年龄段的人幸福感更低。与未婚者相比，已婚者（OR = 4.58，CI = 1.99 - 10.53）更有可能拥有较高的幸福感水平。认知社会资本（OR = 1.34，CI = 1.19 - 1.51）和自评健康（OR = 2.22，CI = 1.59 - 3.09）与幸福感呈正相关。
结果表明社会资本和健康水平是主观幸福感的决定因素。需要制定改善社会资本的公共政策和项目来支持社区居民的幸福感。
