ArticleFamily medicine and community health2023
Sense of community and mental health: a cross-sectional analysis from a household survey in Wisconsin.
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- Social support as the protector of mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Population-based longitudinal evidence across pre- and post-vaccine phases.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Validation and psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the brief sense of community scale.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Acuity, Diagnosis, and Community Factors in Virtual and In-Person Treatment: Qualitative Study.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- Sense of community index scale: Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the Chinese version - a cross-sectional study.Medicine · 2026Article
- Association of loneliness and social isolation with excess risk of mental disorders in people with obesity: a prospective cohort study.Population health metrics · 2025Article
- Environmental Risk Factors for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Through the Lens of Social Determinants of Health.Arthritis care & research · 2025Review
- Types of sensory disability are differentially associated with mental health in older US adults over time.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2024Article
- Dietary behaviors of rural residents in northeastern China: implications for designing intervention information and targeting high-risk population.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn the USA, one in five adults live with a mental illness, and researchers have estimated that nearly half of the population will have a mental illness over the course of their lifetime. Research has shown significant associations between social relationships and mental health outcomes at the individual and population levels. This study aims to examine whether sense of community, a type of social capital, is associated with mental health.
methodsIn a cross-sectional analysis, multiple logistic regression models were used to examine whether sense of community was associated with symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress reported over the last week. The analysis used data from the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin collected between 2014 and 2016. A total of 1647 observations are included in the analyses.
resultsCompared with those who report a positive sense of community, those with a negative sense of community had a significantly higher odds of reporting depression, anxiety and stress symptoms. Socioeconomic status is negatively associated with depression and anxiety, but not with stress. Women were more likely to experience moderate, severe, or extremely severe anxiety and stress, compared with men.
conclusionThis study extends current understanding of health benefits of social capital and found that individuals' sense of community is associated with reduced symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress. Further research examining mechanisms to support improved sense of community and other types of social capital could benefit health equity research.
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