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Citation

Seid AK, Hesse M, Bloomfield K. Scand. J. Public Health 2015; 44(3): 240-248.

Affiliation

Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research, University of Aarhus, Denmark Department of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charité - University Medicine, Germany Alcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Associations of Public Health in the Nordic Countries Regions, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1403494815619536

PMID

26644161

Abstract

AIMS: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between several indicators of social capital and risky single occasion drinking (RSOD) in a representative survey sample of the Danish general population.

METHODS: Data from the 2011 Danish national survey (n=2569) with respondents aged 15-79 years were used. Ordered logit modelling was applied to investigate the influence of social networks, social support, social participation and trust on RSOD.

RESULTS: A strong positive relationship was found between frequency of contact with male friends and RSOD between both sexes. Furthermore, social trust among men and membership in voluntary organisations among women was significantly associated with RSOD. Additionally, contact with male family members for women and active participation in religious services for both sexes were strongly and negatively correlated with RSOD.

CONCLUSIONS: Some aspects of social capital can be positively related to at-risk health behaviours, as was found for RSOD in the Danish general population.


Language: en

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