School of Public Administration, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32801, USA.
Department of Transportation Planning, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Washington, DC 20002, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 May 4;19(9):5571. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095571.
Stress substantially results in various negative health outcomes. While there is a nexus between social capital and individual stress, previous studies have primarily explored the direct relationship between them. Social capital may potentially have an indirect effect on perceived stress via social networking pathways that provide accessible resources. This study addresses this research gap by exploring the mediating effect of social capital for associations between personal-level features, personal-level behaviors, physical environments, and perceived stress. A household drop-off survey of 600 respondents was collected from two neighborhoods in Korea and analyzed by structural equation models. Results showed that social capital acted as a mediator on perceived stress level. The frequency of community center use had both direct and indirect impacts on stress level through social capital. Those who were satisfied with the cleanliness of the neighborhood had a higher level of social capital and a lower level of stress indirectly through social capital. Households with more children had a lower level of social capital, while persons who had chronic disease and were more extroverted, agreeable, and open to others enjoyed a higher level of social capital. The results provide policy implications on how community revitalization affects social capital and perceived stress.
压力会导致各种负面的健康结果。虽然社会资本与个体压力之间存在关联，但之前的研究主要探讨了它们之间的直接关系。社会资本可能通过提供可利用资源的社交网络途径对感知压力产生间接影响。本研究通过探讨社会资本对个人特征、个人行为、物理环境与感知压力之间关联的中介效应来填补这一研究空白。本研究从韩国的两个社区中收集了 600 名受访者的家庭投递调查数据，并通过结构方程模型进行了分析。结果表明，社会资本在感知压力水平上起到了中介作用。社区中心的使用频率通过社会资本对压力水平产生了直接和间接的影响。对邻里环境清洁度满意的人，通过社会资本间接地拥有更高的社会资本和更低的压力水平。有更多孩子的家庭社会资本水平较低，而患有慢性病且更外向、随和和善于接受他人的人则拥有更高的社会资本水平。研究结果为社区振兴如何影响社会资本和感知压力提供了政策启示。
