Mediating role of social capital on the association between negative life events and quality of life among adults in China: A population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate whether social capital played a mediating role in the relationship between negative life events (NLE) and quality of life (QoL) among adults in China after proposed a conceptual model based on stress buffering theory.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted based on baseline survey from the Chinese Multi-ethnic Cohort (CMEC) in Yunnan province. A total of 22,866 adults were recruited by multistage stratified cluster sampling. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the general demographic characteristics and the occurrence of NLE. A self-developed brief social capital scale was utilized to assess the social capital and the EQ-5D-5L scale was used to measure the QoL. The relationships among NLE, social capital and QoL were analyzed using mul

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9557146 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature