Relations of participation in organized activities to smoking and drinking among Japanese youth: contextual effects of structural social capital in high school

Minoru Takakura ()

International Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 60, issue 6, 679-689

Abstract: This study suggests that structural social capital measured by participation in organized activities, especially extracurricular activities, might be an important way for youths to attain good health. This study also supports the idea that particular type of activities, such as youth associations, can lead to the so-called “dark side of social capital”. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2015

Keywords: Social capital; Social participation; Multilevel modelling; High school; Japan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-015-0697-4

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