Associations Between Social Capital and Depressive Symptoms Among College Students in 12 Countries: Results of a Cross-National Study

Backhaus I, Ramirez Varela A, Khoo S, Siefken K, Crozier A, Begotaraj E, Fischer F, Wiehn J, Lanning BA, Lin P-H, Jang S-nang, et al. (2020)
Frontiers in Psychology 11: 644.

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Backhaus, Insa; Ramirez Varela, Andrea; Khoo, Selina; Siefken, Katja; Crozier, Alyson; Begotaraj, Edvaldo; Fischer, FlorianUniBi ; Wiehn, Jascha; Lanning, Beth A.; Lin, Po-Hsiu; Jang, Soong-nang; Monteiro, Luciana Zaranza
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Introduction: A mental health crisis has hit university campuses across the world. This study sought to determine the prevalence and social determinants of depressive symptoms among university students in twelve countries. Particular focus was placed on the association between social capital and depressive symptoms. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among students at their first year at university in Europe, Asia, the Western Pacific, and Latin and North America. Data were obtained through a self-administered questionnaire, including questions on sociodemographic characteristics, depressive symptoms, and social capital. The simplified Beck’s Depression Inventory was used to measure the severity of depressive symptoms. Social capital was assessed using items drawn from the World Bank Integrated Questionnaire to Measure Social Capital. Multilevel analyses were conducted to determine the relationship between social capital and depressive symptoms, adjusting for individual covariates (e.g., perceived stress) and country-level characteristics (e.g., economic development). Results: Among 4228 students, 48% presented clinically relevant depressive symptoms. Lower levels of cognitive (OR: 1.82, 95% CI: 1.44–2.29) and behavioral social capital (OR: 1.51, 95% CI: 1.29–1.76) were significantly associated with depressive symptoms. The likelihood of having depressive symptoms was also significantly higher among those living in regions with lower levels of social capital. Conclusion: The study demonstrates that lower levels of individual and macro-level social capital contribute to clinically relevant depressive symptoms among university students. Increasing social capital may mitigate depressive symptoms in college students.
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social determinants of health; social capital; mental health; depressive symptoms; university students; multilevel analysis
Erscheinungsjahr
2020
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Frontiers in Psychology
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11
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644
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1664-1078
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https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2943352

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Backhaus I, Ramirez Varela A, Khoo S, et al. Associations Between Social Capital and Depressive Symptoms Among College Students in 12 Countries: Results of a Cross-National Study. Frontiers in Psychology. 2020;11: 644.
Backhaus, I., Ramirez Varela, A., Khoo, S., Siefken, K., Crozier, A., Begotaraj, E., Fischer, F., et al. (2020). Associations Between Social Capital and Depressive Symptoms Among College Students in 12 Countries: Results of a Cross-National Study. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 644. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00644
Backhaus, Insa, Ramirez Varela, Andrea, Khoo, Selina, Siefken, Katja, Crozier, Alyson, Begotaraj, Edvaldo, Fischer, Florian, et al. 2020. “Associations Between Social Capital and Depressive Symptoms Among College Students in 12 Countries: Results of a Cross-National Study”. Frontiers in Psychology 11: 644.
Backhaus, I., Ramirez Varela, A., Khoo, S., Siefken, K., Crozier, A., Begotaraj, E., Fischer, F., Wiehn, J., Lanning, B. A., Lin, P. - H., et al. (2020). Associations Between Social Capital and Depressive Symptoms Among College Students in 12 Countries: Results of a Cross-National Study. Frontiers in Psychology 11:644.
Backhaus, I., et al., 2020. Associations Between Social Capital and Depressive Symptoms Among College Students in 12 Countries: Results of a Cross-National Study. Frontiers in Psychology, 11: 644.
I. Backhaus, et al., “Associations Between Social Capital and Depressive Symptoms Among College Students in 12 Countries: Results of a Cross-National Study”, Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 11, 2020, : 644.
Backhaus, I., Ramirez Varela, A., Khoo, S., Siefken, K., Crozier, A., Begotaraj, E., Fischer, F., Wiehn, J., Lanning, B.A., Lin, P.-H., Jang, S.-nang, Monteiro, L.Z., Al-Shamli, A., La Torre, G., Kawachi, I.: Associations Between Social Capital and Depressive Symptoms Among College Students in 12 Countries: Results of a Cross-National Study. Frontiers in Psychology. 11, : 644 (2020).
Backhaus, Insa, Ramirez Varela, Andrea, Khoo, Selina, Siefken, Katja, Crozier, Alyson, Begotaraj, Edvaldo, Fischer, Florian, Wiehn, Jascha, Lanning, Beth A., Lin, Po-Hsiu, Jang, Soong-nang, Monteiro, Luciana Zaranza, Al-Shamli, Ali, La Torre, Giuseppe, and Kawachi, Ichiro. “Associations Between Social Capital and Depressive Symptoms Among College Students in 12 Countries: Results of a Cross-National Study”. Frontiers in Psychology 11 (2020): 644.
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