Does social capital always raise life satisfaction? A comparison of South Korea and Taiwan
- 주제(키워드) life satisfaction , social capital , social connection , support network , trust , Asia , South Korea , Taiwan
- 주제(기타) Social Work
- 설명문(일반) [Woo, Myungsook] Korea Univ, Dept Publ Sociol, Sejong Campus, Sejong City, South Korea; [Kim, Sunghoon] Ewha Womans Univ, Dept Social Studies Educ, Room 418,Educ Bldg A,52 Ewhayeodae Gil, Seoul 03760, South Korea
- 등재 SSCI, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 WILEY
- 발행년도 2018
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000151574
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.12293
초록/요약
This study examined the relationship between social capital and life satisfaction in an Asian context, focusing on South Korea and Taiwan. We considered two components of social capital - networks and trust - and argue that the ability of social capital to increase life satisfaction depends on the context. Using the national Life and Society survey data from South Korea (N=978) and Taiwan (N=1,200), our analysis found that, when several control variables, such as subjective social status, self-reported health condition, sex and belief in individualism, were considered, social capital was positively related to life satisfaction in Taiwan, while there was no significant association between social capital and life satisfaction in South Korea. The South Korean case revealed that social capital is not a good predictor of life satisfaction in a context in which being successful is overwhelmingly emphasised.
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