Bonding social capital and health within four First Nations communities in Canada: A cross-sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorYeung, Sharon
dc.contributor.authorRosenberg, Mark
dc.contributor.authorBanach, Donna
dc.contributor.authorMayotte, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorAnand, Sonia S.
dc.contributor.authorLac La Ronge Indian Band
dc.contributor.authorFort McKay First Nation
dc.contributor.authorCastleden, Heather
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-20T19:40:14Z
dc.date.available2025-02-20T19:40:14Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractTo date, research on social capital in Indigenous contexts has been scarce. In this quantitative study, our objectives were to (1): Describe bonding social capital within four distinct First Nations communities in Canada, and (2) Explore the associations between bonding social capital and self-rated health in these communities. With community permission, cross-sectional data were drawn from the Canadian Alliance for Healthy Hearts and Minds study. Four reserve-based First Nations communities were included in the analysis, totaling 591 participants. Descriptive statistics were computed to examine levels of social capital among communities and logistic regression analyses were performed to identify social capital predictors of good self-rated health. Age, sex, education level, and community were controlled for in all models. Across the four communities in this study, areas of common social capital included frequent socialization among friends and large and interconnected family networks. Positive self-rated health was associated with civic engagement at federal or provincial levels (OR=1.65, p<0.05) and organizational membership (OR=1.60, p<0.05), but overall, sociodemographic variables were more significantly associated with self-rated health than social capital variables. Significant differences in social capital were found across the four communities and community of residence was a significant health outcomes predictor in all logistic regression models. In conclusion, this study represents one of the first efforts to quantitatively study First Nations social capital with respect to health in Canada. The results reflect significant differences in the social capital landscape across different First Nations communities and suggest the need for social capital measurement tools that may be adapted to unique Indigenous contexts. Further, the impact of social capital on health may be better explored and interpreted with more community-specific instruments and with supplementary qualitative inquiry.
dc.description.reviewstatusReviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelFaculty
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Canadian Alliance for Healthy Hearts and Minds study is supported by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (PCS-144022), the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (OFM-141086). The sponsors had no role in the collection, analysis, or interpretation of the data presented.
dc.identifier.citationYeung, S., Rosenberg, M., Banach, D., Mayotte, L., Anand, S. S., Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Fort McKay First Nation, & Castleden, H. (2021). Bonding social capital and health within four First Nations communities in Canada: A cross-sectional study. SSM - Population Health, 16, 100962. 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100962
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100962
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/21228
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSSM - Population Health
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Public Administration
dc.titleBonding social capital and health within four First Nations communities in Canada: A cross-sectional study
dc.typeArticle

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