Sexual Analysis of Social Capital and Mental Health at the Level of the Neighborhood A Case Study of the Citizens of 18 Years and Above of Sari

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Gh Ebrahimi
• H Razeghi Maleh
• S Motevalian

Abstract

    The main objective of this research is investigating the difference between the amount of social capital and mental health in urban neighborhoods in north and south based on sexuality studying the effect of social capital on mental health. This research is done with the use of survey methods and information is gathered through the tool of questionnaire. Statistical society of this research includes people at the age of18 years or above and live in Sari. In addition, the volume of the sample includes 450 people. The results of this research indicate that the amount of social capital in neighborhoods of Sari has a significant difference which means that the average social capital in the south neighborhoods of the city (3.85of5) is more than the north neighborhoods of the city (1.75of5). Also, the average mental health has significant difference in the north and south neighborhoods of the city. Therefore, south neighborhoods have higher mental health than the north. There is a significant difference between average social capital and mental health of women and men in the neighborhoods of Sari. The results indicate that men have higher mental health than women, while women of neighborhood have a higher average of social capital.

Keywords

• Social Capital
• Mental Health
• Urban Neighborhoods
• Gender

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