Social support networks and well-being of disabled veterans: the dual roles of institutional support and peer trust.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Existing studies have consistently demonstrated a positive association between social capital and subjective well-being; however, systematic evidence on this relationship among disabled veterans remains limited. This study investigates how structural social capital-captured by the breadth of social support networks-affects the subjective well-being of disabled veterans in China. It further examines the mediating roles of perceived effectiveness of government assistance (institutional resource utilization) and comrade trust (relational social capital), as well as the moderating role of policy awareness in shaping these relationships.

Methods

A stratified sampling strategy was employed to collect survey data from 472 disabled veterans across multiple regions in Ch

SUBMITTER: Zhang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12412134 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature