Prometeia Spa, Centro Studi e Ricerche, Bologna, Italy.
Centre for Health Economics, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Health Soc Care Community. 2021 Nov;29(6):1925-1935. doi: 10.1111/hsc.13306. Epub 2021 Feb 15.
This paper investigates the relationship between social participation and subjective health. Using individual-level data from the British Household Panel Survey, we show that being an active member of a social or sport organisation increases self-rated physical and psychological health. For men, the benefits of social interaction work primarily via physical pathways, while women report a more psychosocial channel. We separate the main results by occupation and document some heterogeneity. Manual workers find more physical and psychological relief via social involvement, whereas non-manual workers are more likely to take relief from sport participation. Interestingly, as the number of associations in which the individual is active increases, the incremental increase in social benefits diminishes. Our findings point to the importance of promoting social and sport activities in health communication and policy making.
本文研究了社会参与和主观健康之间的关系。利用来自英国家庭面板调查的个人层面数据，我们表明，积极参与社交或体育组织会提高自评的身体和心理健康水平。对于男性来说，社会互动的好处主要通过身体途径发挥作用，而女性则报告了更多的心理社会途径。我们按职业对主要结果进行了细分，并记录了一些异质性。体力劳动者通过社会参与获得更多的身体和心理缓解，而非体力劳动者则更有可能通过参加体育活动获得缓解。有趣的是，随着个体积极参与的协会数量的增加，社会收益的增量逐渐减少。我们的研究结果表明，在健康传播和政策制定中，促进社交和体育活动具有重要意义。
