mina shirvaninaghani; afsaneh edrisi; zahra moshir
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introduction: Social capital sets the scene for subjective well-being and happiness through social actions and establishing of human connection. For Fitzpatrick, mental well-being is a multidimensional thing that he defines as characteristics such as happiness, supply, preferences, needs, entitlement ...
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introduction: Social capital sets the scene for subjective well-being and happiness through social actions and establishing of human connection. For Fitzpatrick, mental well-being is a multidimensional thing that he defines as characteristics such as happiness, supply, preferences, needs, entitlement and relative comparison. This study endeavored to explain the possible relationship between social capital and the subjective well-being of the adolescent citizens in capital of Iran, Tehran.Research Methods: The population of this quantitative study was selected from among the Iranian citizens older than 18 years old who lived who lived in the capital of Iran. The sample size was determined based on Cochran's formula 384, which was increased to 400 individuals. The sampling method was multi-stage cluster. In this study, different dimensions of social capital with subjective well-being were measuredData: The findings revealed that social trust, social participation, social cohesion, and membership in social networks are effective in promoting mental well-being. Results: The results Through Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests, Pearson correlation coefficient, regression and ANOVA showed that social capital by facilitating social actions has a significant role in providing and achieving the preferences of individuals and thus provides the possibility of reducing mental stress and thus happiness and a sense of happiness for citizens.Keywords: subjective well-being, Social Capital, social solidarity, Social Networks.
Mohammad Bagher Alizadeh Aghdam; Rasool Rabbani; Morteza Mobarak Bakhshayesh
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Health is a fundamental requisite for the growth and development of society. With changes in lifestyle and shift from infectious diseases to chronic diseases, the role of social factors in determining the level of health has become more evident, and the sociology of health has become the focus of sociological ...
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Health is a fundamental requisite for the growth and development of society. With changes in lifestyle and shift from infectious diseases to chronic diseases, the role of social factors in determining the level of health has become more evident, and the sociology of health has become the focus of sociological debates. The present paper aims to study the effect of social capital, relative sense of deprivation, and discrimination on people’s health. The research sample consisted of 384 individuals who were selected from among the Isfahan citizens using Cochran formula and two-stage cluster sampling method. The data was collected through survey questionnaires, reliability and validity of which were verified. The results of the study confirmed the primary hypothesis that social capital should affect the health of Isfahan citizens. Moreover, all four dimensions studied in the research showed significant relationship with health. The results of the multivariate analyses also indicated that among the analyzed variables, social trust, support, correlation, and cohesion collectively explained 0.231 of the dependent variable.
