Associations between Self-Efficacy, Social Capital and Self-Rated Health Status in Healthy Individuals

Korean J Health Promot > Volume 11(3); 2011 > Article

Korean Journal of Health Promotion 2011;11(3):144-153.

건강한 성인의 자기효능감, 사회적 자본과 지각된 건강수준과의 관련성

김보경1,2, 이진향1,2, 김장락1,2, 정백근1,2, 박기수1,2

¹경상대학교 의학전문대학원 예방의학교실, ²경상대학교 건강과학연구원

Associations between Self-Efficacy, Social Capital and Self-Rated Health Status in Healthy Individuals

Abstract

Background
Discrepancies exist in the existing researches regarding the association between social capital and self-efficacy, and most of these researches have been done in developed countries. The aims of this study were to assess the independent association between individual social capital and self-efficacy and to assess the associations between individual social capital, self-efficacy and self-rated health. Methods: Data were obtained from the Gyeongnam health survey (6,500 persons) conducted in 2008. A self-administered questionnaire was additionally administered to gather information on demographic variables, health behaviors, chronic diseases, self-efficacy, social capital, and self-rated health status. Total study population was 3,843 as those with chronic diseases were excluded. Results: In males, trust was positively associated with confidence and preference to task difficulty, and participation was negatively associated with confidence and positively associated with regulation and preference to task difficulty. In females, trust was positively associated with confidence and preference to task difficulty and negatively associated with regulation. Participation was positively associated with preference to task difficulty. In males, the odds for self-rated health status was better for persons with confidence (95% confidence interval, CI 1.088-1.705), trust (95% CI 1.172-1.821) and participation (95% CI 1.268-2.117). In females, the odds for self-rated health status was better for those with confidence (95% CI 1.250-1.803), preference of task difficulty (95% CI 1.019-1.683) and participation (95% CI 1.024-1.555). Conclusions: High social capital measured at an individual level may promote self-efficacy and health status. Keywords: Self efficacy, Trust, Participation, Health status