The Different Roles of Structural and Cognitive Social Capital on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life among Adolescents

Jessica Klöckner Knorst, Mario Vianna Vettore, Bruna Brondani, Bruno Emmanuelli and Thiago Machado Ardenghi ()
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Jessica Klöckner Knorst: Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria 97105-900, Brazil
Mario Vianna Vettore: Department of Health and Nursing Sciences, University of Agder, Postbox 422, N-4604 Kristiansand, Norway
Bruna Brondani: Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
Bruno Emmanuelli: Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria 97105-900, Brazil
Thiago Machado Ardenghi: Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria 97105-900, Brazil

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 8, 1-10

Abstract: This study evaluated the relationship of structural and cognitive dimensions of social capital with oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among adolescents. This was a cross-sectional study nested in a cohort of adolescents from southern Brazil. OHRQoL was evaluated using the short version of the Child Perceptions Questionnaire 11-14 (CPQ11-14). Structural social capital was measured by attendance of religious meetings and social networks from friends and neighbours. Cognitive social capital was evaluated through trust in friends and neighbours, perception of relationships in the neighbourhood, and social support during hard times. Multilevel Poisson regression analysis was performed to estimate the association between social capital dimensions and overall CPQ11-14 scores; higher scores corresponded to worse OHRQoL. The sample comprised 429 adolescents with a mean age of 12 years. Adolescents who attended religious meetings less than once a month or never presented higher overall CPQ11-14 scores. Adolescents who did not trust their friends and neighbours, those who believe that their neighbours did not have good relationships, and those reporting no support during hard times also presented higher overall CPQ11-14 scores. OHRQoL was poorer in individuals who presented lower structural and cognitive social capital, with the greatest impact related to the cognitive dimension.

Keywords: adolescent; quality of life; oral health; social capital; psychosocial factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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