The Association of Trust, Social Participation with Self-Rated Health Status: Mediating Effect of Depression / 農村醫學 地域保健

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: This study was performed to investigate the relationship between individual-level social capital and depression. And, we assessed if depressive symptom mediates the relationship between social capital and self-rated health status. METHODS: Data from the 2011 Community Health Survey were analyzed for this study. We used chi-square tests and analyzed a four step approach in which several regression analyses were conducted and significance of the coefficients was examined at each step. RESULTS: In men, the results of controlling mediating factor (depression) social participation was not significantly associated with self-rated health status(p=0.082), the finding supports that social participation was fully mediated by depression. In women, the relationship between social capital(trust, social participation) and self-rated health status was partially mediated by depression. CONCLUSIONS: In order to increase self rated health status, not only improvement in trust and social participation are needed but effort to reduce depression must be combined.