The present study examines the relationships between changes in bonding and bridging types of social capital and depressive states among middle-aged adults in Japan using a nationally representative sample. Data was collected from a nationwide, population-based survey conducted from 2005 to 2013 in nine annual waves. A total of 16,737 middle-aged men and 17,768 middle-aged women provided data. ...

in order to design and validate the social capital questionnaire for employees of physical education organization, the main research question was whether a social capital questionnaire designed by researchers had sufficient validity and reliability. the population of the research consisted of employees of the organization (n=700). 299 subjects were selected as the sample by systematic random sa...

In this article, the role of cultural capital in strengthening social trust in Iran has been studied. Social trust is one of the most important components of social development. It is one of the important aspects of social relations. Cultural capital, which is an indicator of cultural development, is used objectively and the scientific and cultural qualities of a person can affect social trust....

organizational entrepreneurship is the total efforts which directly or indirectly affects the performance of an organization. in municipalities, because of financial independent conditions, organizational entrepreneurship has a high value in order to increase the quality of urban services. based on the main need of the municipalities to organizational entrepreneurship, this study aims to explor...

BACKGROUND Job satisfaction is an important predictor for management and clinical ratios. Although it is accepted that is affected by many aspects, the influence of social capital remains to be determined. The main purpose of the article is to examine the relationship between job satisfaction and individual social capital for employees offering services in the treatment of addiction. METHODS ...

nowadays, social capital plays more important role than other capitals. in absence of social capital, other capitals will lose their effectiveness and makes it difficult to reach the economic and cultural evelopment. the origin of social capital can be mainly based on social and cultural factors such as festivals. recognition of this capital and its evaluation as a kind of macro-management in t...

BACKGROUND The Health through Sport conceptual model links sport participation with physical, social and psychological outcomes and stresses the need for more understanding between these outcomes. The present study aims to uncover how sport participation, physical activity, social capital and mental health are interrelated by examining these outcomes in one model. METHODS A cross-sectional su...

The aim of this study was to measure social capital in the oldest old, and its association with different dimensions of health. The Umeå 85+ study is a cross-sectional study of 253 people, aged 85 years, 90 years and 95 years or older. A principal component factor analysis was performed to assess classes of information measuring the structural and the cognitive components of social capital on a...