Tolerance, social capital, and life satisfaction: a multilevel model from transition countries in the European Union

Frank Crowley and Edel Walsh

Review of Social Economy, 2024, vol. 82, issue 1, 23-50

Abstract: Tolerance of others on grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion and sexuality is an important component of social capital but has received scant attention in the social capital well-being literature. We examine the components of social capital and their relationship with life satisfaction using data from the Life in Transition Survey in European Union transition countries. A principal component factor analysis identifies three distinct and independent social capital components: tolerance, ties, and trust. Using a multilevel modelling approach, we estimate the relation between these components and life satisfaction, whilst controlling for individual and area effects. Tolerance, ties (networks) and trust are positively associated with life satisfaction.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/00346764.2021.1957994

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