SynthesisSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2018
Mental health impact of social capital interventions: a systematic review.
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47 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 146 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evidence for the effectiveness of interventions to reduce mental health related stigma in the workplace: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2023Pooled it
- Social capital and maternal and child health services uptake in low- and middle-income countries: mixed methods systematic review.BMC health services research · 2021Pooled it
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- Social cohesion, social capital and mental health: current evidence and future research directions.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2026Article
- Associations between hurricane stressors, social capital, and climate anxiety among individuals who experienced Hurricanes Helene and Milton.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
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- Contributors to positive mental health among youth: a qualitative study in British Columbia, Canada.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- County Incarceration Rate and Stroke Death: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Influence of Physical Environment, Health Care Access, and Community Mental Distress.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Article
- Social capital and major depressive disorder among youth in Iran.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- The Moderating Role of Social Capital Between Parenting Stress and Mental Health and Well-Being Among Working Mothers in China.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Growing pains: exploring residents' mental health in a rapidly growing municipality-a qualitative study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Responding to Trauma: A Critical Review of Mental Health and Psychosocial Interventions for Refugee Women.Current psychiatry reports · 2024Review
- On social health: history, conceptualization, and population patterning.Health psychology review · 2024Review
- Co-creating community wellbeing initiatives: what is the evidence and how do they work?International journal of mental health systems · 2024Review
- SoCap YMH - youth mental health, social capital and help-seeking: a study protocol.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Examining the relationship between civic engagement and mental health in young adults: a systematic review of the literature.Journal of youth studies · 2024Article
- Mental health impact of cuts to local government spending on cultural, environmental and planning services in England: a longitudinal ecological study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Are trajectories of social isolation from childhood to mid-adulthood associated with adult depression or suicide outcomes.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2023Article
- Changes in mental health across the COVID-19 pandemic for local and international university students in Australia: a cohort study.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- Socioeconomic status and quality of life among older adults with hypertension in rural Shandong, China: a mediating effect of social capital.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeMental disorders are a major contributor to the global burden of disease and disability, and can be extremely costly at both individual and community level. Social capital, (SC) defined as an individual's social relationships and participation in community networks, may lower the risk of mental disorders while increasing resilience capacity, adaptation and recovery. SC interventions may be a cost-effective way of preventing and ameliorating these conditions. However, the impact of these SC interventions on mental health still needs research.
methodsWe conducted a systematic review of SC-based interventions to investigate their effect on mental health outcomes from controlled, quasi-experimental studies or pilot trials. We searched twelve academic databases, three clinical trials registries, hand-searched references and contacted field experts. Studies' quality was assessed with the Cochrane Risk of Bias tools for randomized and non-randomized studies.
resultsSeven studies were included in the review, published between 2006 and 2016. There was substantial heterogeneity in the definitions of both SC and mental disorders among the studies, preventing us from calculating pooled effect sizes. The interventions included community engagement and educative programs, cognitive processing therapy and sociotherapy for trauma survivors, and neighbourhood projects.
conclusionsThere are paucity of SC interventions investigating the effect on mental health outcomes. This study showed that both SC scores and mental health outcomes improved over time but there was little evidence of benefit compared to control groups in the long term. Further high-quality trials are needed, especially among adverse populations to assess sustainability of effect.
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