Social Capital and Health in Developing Countries: The Case of Indonesia

Younoh Kim () and Vlad Radoias ()
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Younoh Kim: Sam Houston State University
Vlad Radoias: Sam Houston State University

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2024, vol. 174, issue 3, No 10, 1007-1024

Abstract: Abstract There is a large literature that documents linkages between social capital and a variety of health outcomes. Much of this literature however relies on short-term cross-sectional data, which renders the estimates to be purely correlational, and focuses primarily on developed nations. This study focuses on a developing country and uses longitudinal data, which allows to control for several sources of bias. We find cognitive social capital to be beneficial for both mental and physical health, while structural social capital to be detrimental for mental health. Possible explanations for the negative effects are the social contagion of risky behaviors and the stress imposed by social cohesion on low-trust individuals.

Keywords: Social capital; Health; Social contagion; Indonesia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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