Department of Sociology, School of Philosophy and Sociology, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
Institute of Gender and Culture, Changchun Normal University, Changchun 130052, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Feb 15;16(4):558. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16040558.
The present study investigated individual-level determinants of community social capital among older adults in urban China, with a particular emphasis on health and family social capital. A quota sampling method was used to select 456 adults aged 60 or older from 16 local communities in the city of Suzhou in 2015. Multiple indicators and multiple courses in structural equation modeling were used to examine the proposed model. Latent constructs of community social capital (i.e., cognitive social capital and structural social capital) were established. The results showed that family social capital and instrumental activities of daily living were the most influential determinants of cognitive social capital, whereas activities of daily living and socioeconomic status were the most important determinants of structural social capital. We demonstrate the application of social capital theory in an urban Chinese context. Future policy development and social work interventions should use a more comprehensive social capital latent constructs and health indicators as screening instruments. The promotion of family social capital could play an important role in enhancing cognitive social capital among older adults.
本研究旨在探讨中国城市老年人社区社会资本的个体决定因素，特别关注健康和家庭社会资本。2015 年，采用配额抽样方法从苏州市 16 个社区中选取了 456 名 60 岁及以上的成年人。采用多指标多路径结构方程模型检验了所提出的模型。建立了社区社会资本的潜在结构（即认知社会资本和结构社会资本）。结果表明，家庭社会资本和日常生活活动的工具性是认知社会资本最具影响力的决定因素，而日常生活活动和社会经济地位是结构社会资本最重要的决定因素。我们展示了社会资本理论在中国城市背景下的应用。未来的政策制定和社会工作干预应该使用更全面的社会资本潜在结构和健康指标作为筛选工具。促进家庭社会资本可以在增强老年人认知社会资本方面发挥重要作用。
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