Author, as appears in the article.: Stoyanova A; Díaz-Serrano L

Department: Economia

URV's Author/s: Díaz Serrano, Luis

Keywords: Social capital Mental health status Immigration

Abstract: Objectives: This study attempts to create a bridge between the literature on immigration and on social capital and health. The objectives were two-fold: firstly, to provide new empirical evidence on the association between social capital and health, using data from Catalonia for the first time and, secondly, to explore the possible existence of a differential impact of social capital on health between native-born residents and immigrants. We also distinguished between individual and community-level social capital. Methods: We used the 2006 Catalan Health Survey (ESCA 2006). To assess the relationship between social capital and mental health, we used multilevel models, estimated separately for native-born and immigrant residents. Results: The results revealed a positive link between social capital and good mental health in Catalonia. However, this effect was stronger for individual than for community-level social capital. The results did not support the hypothesis of a differential impact between immigrants and native-born Catalans, but did indicate differences with respect to Spaniards born outside Catalonia. Geographic heterogeneity in the effect of individual social capital on mental health in both immigrants and native-born residents was also detected. Conclusions: We believe that enhancing social capital could potentially be an effective policy tool to achieve objectives related to health status improvement. © 2009 SESPAS.

Thematic Areas: Sociologia i política Saúde coletiva Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Psicología Odontología Nutrição Interdisciplinar Health policy & services Health care sciences & services General medicine Farmacia Engenharias iv Enfermagem Educação física Economia Ciencias sociales Ciências biológicas i Astronomia / física

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 02139111

Author's mail: luis.diaz@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0001-9479-5091

Record's date: 2023-04-15

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0213911109003227

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Gaceta Sanitaria. 23 (SUPPL. 1): 93-99

APA: Stoyanova A; Díaz-Serrano L (2009). Differential impact of social capital on mental health in the native-born and immigrant populations living in Catalonia (Spain). Gaceta Sanitaria, 23(SUPPL. 1), 93-99. DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2009.08.003

Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2009.08.003

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2009

Publication Type: Journal Publications