Department of Health Systems Management, Faculty of Health Science, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel.
School of Public Health, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa 31905, Israel.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 3;18(1):295. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18010295.
The Israeli Mamanet Cachibol League (MCL) serves as a community model that incorporates physical activity and amateur team sports among women. Team sports have been shown to bridge gaps and build positive relationships between communities. There is a paucity of data regarding the advantages of team sports to promote the health and well-being of women from different ethnic backgrounds. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of participation in MCL with social capital, health, and well-being across two ethnic groups: Jewish and Arab women. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among women aged 25-64: 102 Jewish and 96 Arab MCL participants, and 102 Jewish and 81 Arab non-MCL participants. Data regarding social capital (trust, social support and social involvement) and well-being (self-reported health and psychosomatic and depressive symptoms) were analyzed using two-way analyses of covariance and multiple regression models with sequential entry of the variables. MCL participants from both ethnic groups reported higher social capital ( < 0.001), better self-reported health ( < 0.001), and lower psychosomatic symptoms ( < 0.001) compared to non-participants. Jewish MCL participants reported lower depressive symptoms ( < 0.001) than non-participants, however no difference was found between Arab MCL participants and non-participants ( < 0.160). Amateur team sports such as MCL are related with higher levels of well-being and social capital. Future research should focus on longitudinal studies that examine the change in social capital and well-being over time.
以色列马曼内特卡奇博尔联盟（MCL）是一个社区模式，它将体育活动和业余团队运动融入女性生活。团队运动已被证明可以弥合社区之间的差距并建立积极的关系。关于团队运动对促进不同族裔背景的女性健康和幸福的优势的数据很少。本研究的目的是检验参加 MCL 与社会资本、健康和幸福感之间的关系，研究对象为两个族裔群体的女性：犹太裔和阿拉伯裔女性。对 25-64 岁的女性进行了横断面调查：102 名犹太裔和 96 名阿拉伯裔 MCL 参与者，以及 102 名犹太裔和 81 名非 MCL 参与者。使用双向协方差分析和多元回归模型分析了社会资本（信任、社会支持和社会参与）和幸福感（自我报告的健康状况以及身心和抑郁症状）的数据，这些模型采用了变量的逐步进入方法。来自两个族裔群体的 MCL 参与者报告的社会资本更高（<0.001），自我报告的健康状况更好（<0.001），身心症状更低（<0.001），而非参与者则相反。与非参与者相比，犹太裔 MCL 参与者报告的抑郁症状较低（<0.001），但阿拉伯裔 MCL 参与者与非参与者之间则没有差异（<0.160）。像 MCL 这样的业余团队运动与更高水平的幸福感和社会资本有关。未来的研究应侧重于纵向研究，以检验社会资本和幸福感随时间的变化。
