Social capital and health beliefs: Exploring the effect of bridging and bonding social capital on health locus of control among women in Dhaka.

ABSTRACT: This cross-sectional study examined if social capital affects women's health attributions. The study used the Internet Social Capital Scale (ISCS) and Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) Scale to measure Social Capital and Health Locus of Control. A predefined 38-item questionnaire was used to survey 485 purposively selected women. A bidirectional reciprocal structural equation model was used to measure the covariance between Social Capital and Health Locus of Control. We hypothesized that women with strong social capital, particularly those rich in bridging ties, would exhibit a greater sense of agency and empowerment over their health, attributing their health outcomes less to internal factors like fate and more to external influences like powerful others and broader social s

SUBMITTER: Masoom MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11004818 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature