Social Capital and Mental Health among Older Adults Living in Urban China in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Although social capital has been found to be an important social determinant of mental health in later life, research on social capital in the context of COVID-19 and the interplay among subdimensions of social capital is lacking. The present study examined the mediating role of cognitive social capital on the relationship between structural social capital and mental health among older adults in urban China in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected from the Yangpu district in Shanghai, China, in July-August 2020. A quota sampling approach was used to recruit 472 respondents aged 60 years and older from 23 communities in the Yangpu district. Mental health was measured by depressive symptoms and life satisfaction. Cognitive social capital was assessed through trust and rec

SUBMITTER: Sun Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7663485 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature