Zawisza, K;
Wozniak, B;
Tobiasz-Adamczyk, B;
Galas, A;
Gine-Vazquez, I;
Sanchez-Niubo, A;
Ayuso-Mateos, JL;
... Haro, JM; + view all
(2021)
Methodological challenges in harmonisation of the variables used as indicators of social capital in epidemiological studies of ageing - results of the ATHLOS project.
Ageing & Society
10.1017/S0144686X21001677.
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Abstract
The present article aims to highlight methodological aspects related to understanding and conceptualising social capital for the purposes of population research as well as describing the key challenges in the harmonisation process of indicators of social capital. The study was conducted in the frame of the Ageing Trajectories of Health: Longitudinal Opportunities and Synergies (ATHLOS) project. After a review of social capital theories developed in social science and a subsequent review of the documentation of 18 international cohorts, decision trees of the harmonisation of social variables were developed. The known-group validity was verified. The results focused on generalised trust, civic engagement and social participation are presented. The summary of the availability of any indicators of these concepts is classified in seven domains (generalised trust, political participation, religious participation, senior-specific participation, participation in sport groups, participation in volunteer/charity group activities, any participation) across surveys. The results of the analysis for known-group validity support the construct validity of the harmonised variables.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Methodological challenges in harmonisation of the variables used as indicators of social capital in epidemiological studies of ageing - results of the ATHLOS project |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1017/S0144686X21001677 |
Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X21001677 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Gerontology, Geriatrics & Gerontology, social capital, harmonisation, cohort studies, generalised trust, civic engagement, social participation, SELF-RATED HEALTH, OLDER-ADULTS, GENERALIZED TRUST, MENTAL-HEALTH, PEOPLE, PARTICIPATION, LIFE, POPULATION, INEQUALITY, EDUCATION |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10141400 |
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