Nanjing University, China.
J Health Psychol. 2020 May;25(6):853-867. doi: 10.1177/1359105317737608. Epub 2017 Oct 26.
Using the data of 1314 underprivileged children in Xiushui, China, this study adopted an ecological framework to explore how social capital embedded in family, peer, school, and community interplay and affect the mental health of poor children. Structural equation modeling was employed to verify the hypothesized model. The results demonstrated that higher levels of family, peer, and school social capital were all associated with better mental health outcomes of children in poverty. Moreover, family, peer, and school social capital fully mediated the effect of community social capital on children's mental health. Theoretical and practical implications were discussed.
本研究使用了中国秀水 1314 名贫困儿童的数据，采用生态框架探讨了家庭、同伴、学校和社区中嵌入的社会资本如何相互作用并影响贫困儿童的心理健康。结构方程模型被用来验证假设模型。结果表明，较高水平的家庭、同伴和学校社会资本都与贫困儿童更好的心理健康结果相关。此外，家庭、同伴和学校社会资本完全中介了社区社会资本对儿童心理健康的影响。讨论了理论和实践意义。
