Table 2 Studies falsifying an interaction between social capital and socioeconomic inequalities in health
Study (year) | Sample | Social capital measure | Health measure | Measure SES | Rejected hypothesis | Quality 1=poor, 2=average, 3=high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdou (2010) | 297 pregnant US women | Cognitive Bonding | Symptoms of mental illness, wellbeing | Childhood + adult SES | Dependency | 2 |
Abel (2011) | 3068 Dutch and Hungarian adolescents | Cognitive Structural Bonding | Self-rated health | Self-assessed financial resources | Buffer + dependency | 2 |
Bjornstrom (2011) | 2176 Los Angeles residents | Cognitive Bridging | Self-rated health | Relative income | Buffer + dependency | 3 |
Dahl (2010) | 3190 Norwegian adults | Cognitive Structural Bonding Bridging Linking | Self-rated health Longstanding illness | Education, employment status, subjective poverty, household income | Buffer + dependency | 2 |
Engstrom (2008) | 31182 adults from Stockholm, Sweden | Cognitive Structural Bonding Bridging Linking | Self-rated health | Occupation, education, income, area income | Buffer + dependency | 3 |
Gallo (2006) | 304 San Diego residents | Cognitive Structural Bridging Linking | Self-rated health | Education | Buffer + dependency | 2 |
Sun (2009) | 1605 Chinese urban residents ≥ 15 years old | Cognitive Structural Bonding Bridging | Self-rated health | Education, poverty, household income | Dependency | 3 |
Van der Wel (2007) | 11807 residents from Oslo (Norway) | Cognitive Structural Bridging | Self-rated health | Median income, income inequality, education | Dependency | 2 |