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Childhood Precursors of Adult Social Capital Indices

Mattei, Gina Marie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1447087013

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2015, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Psychology/Clinical.
Objective. Social capital is generally defined as an individual’s potential for tangible or social resources made available via interpersonal connections. Higher levels are related to a variety of positive health, well-being, and occupational outcomes. Social capital can be measured by a variety of indices in adulthood. Currently, the childhood precursors to adult social capital are relatively unknown. The current project tests a developmental-contextual model for both the measurement of social capital in adulthood and the childhood precursors that may impact its accumulation over the life course. Methods. 523 participants were surveyed at age 8 and again at age 48 as part of a 40-year prospective, longitudinal study. Participants completed measures of cognitive abilities, relationships with parents, peers, and spouses, information about personal traits, and beliefs and attitudes regarding social relationships. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to test the hypothesized model. Results. The proposed measurement model of social capital was generally supported, with latent domains of individual, interpersonal, socio-economic, and community level indices. Predictive models of childhood precursors for social capital differed by gender: prominent precursors were childhood aggression and cognitive ability for males, and childhood family religiosity for females. Conclusions. These findings suggest that a developmental-contextual model of social capital may account for the multiple indices of social capital and that its accumulation across the life course is different for males and females. Knowledge of precursors may be clinically helpful for fostering social capital growth in therapeutic settings.
Eric Dubow, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Carolyn Tompsett, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Marie Tisak, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Clinical Psychology
social capital; developmental-contextual model; ecological model; longitudinal; structural equation modeling; Columbia County Longitudinal Study

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  • Mattei, G. M. (2015). Childhood Precursors of Adult Social Capital Indices [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1447087013

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Mattei, Gina. Childhood Precursors of Adult Social Capital Indices. 2015. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1447087013.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Mattei, Gina. "Childhood Precursors of Adult Social Capital Indices." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1447087013

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