Citation

Li C, Jiang S, Fang X. J. Health Psychol. 2017; ePub(ePub): 1359105317737608.

Affiliation

Nanjing University, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105317737608

PMID

29069940

Abstract

Using the data of 1314 underprivileged children in Xiushui, China, this study adopted an ecological framework to explore how social capital embedded in family, peer, school, and community interplay and affect the mental health of poor children. Structural equation modeling was employed to verify the hypothesized model. The results demonstrated that higher levels of family, peer, and school social capital were all associated with better mental health outcomes of children in poverty. Moreover, family, peer, and school social capital fully mediated the effect of community social capital on children's mental health. Theoretical and practical implications were discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

Mainland China; mental health; poor children; social capital; structural equation modeling