Ethnic Disparities in Social Capital and Health among Jewish and Arab Participants in the Israeli Mamanet Cachibol League

Yuval Paldi, Daniel S. Moran, Orna Baron-Epel, Shiran Bord and Riki Tesler
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Yuval Paldi: Department of Health Systems Management, Faculty of Health Science, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel
Daniel S. Moran: Department of Health Systems Management, Faculty of Health Science, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel
Orna Baron-Epel: School of Public Health, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa 31905, Israel
Shiran Bord: Department of Health Systems Management, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Emek Yezreel 1930600, Israel
Riki Tesler: Department of Health Systems Management, Faculty of Health Science, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: 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 ( p < 0.001), better self-reported health ( p < 0.001), and lower psychosomatic symptoms ( p < 0.001) compared to non-participants. Jewish MCL participants reported lower depressive symptoms ( p < 0.001) than non-participants, however no difference was found between Arab MCL participants and non-participants ( p < 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.

Keywords: Arab and Jewish women; amateur team sports; well-being; self-reported health; social capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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