Social Capital Assessment Research Articles

Digital diaspora

In this paper, we examined the relationship between social networking sites (SNSs) and the coping strategies international students adopt amidst cultural shocks in India, particularly in the vibrant locale of Chandigarh. The study scrutinizes pivotal factors that influence international students' SNS use and creates and validates an instrument that measures this relationship. Grounded in the uses and gratifications theory (UGT), this research introduces an instrument—the Social Capital Assessment Scale and Inventory (SCASI), which was developed via exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The research concludes that SNSs play a pivotal role in the globalization of information, encompassing education, knowledge dissemination, interactivity, and cultural exchange in geographically diverse countries such as India.

Development and validation of maternal social capital assessment tool in northwest Ethiopia

ObjectiveTo develop and validate a social capital assessment tool that considers the cultural and social realities of north-western Ethiopia. MethodsA mixed-methods approach was applied through rigorous phases. Existing measurement approaches for social capital are reviewed. Additionally, a qualitative study was conducted for domain and item identification. The domains and their items were given to panel experts and rated for content validity. Cognitive interviews were conducted with mothers who gave birth in the previous year. For psychometric validation of the tool, 400 mothers who lived in South Gondar zone participated from January 2 to 27, 2023. ResultsFive factors of structural social capital were extracted. These include group participation, emotional, social, financial, and informational support. The content validity index of the scale was 0.88, indicating that 88% of the experts rated the items of the scale as relevant. The loading of the items ranged from 0.505 to 0.858, exceeding the threshold of 0.50. For cognitive social capital, factor analysis grouped 43 items into four subscales: trust in social networks, trust in institutions, trust in the health care system, and social cohesion. The loadings of the items ranged from 0.507 to 0.913. The internal consistency reliability of the scale was excellent, with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.901. ConclusionThe Maternal Social Capital Assessment Tool is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring social capital during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. The application of such a tool could allow us to decipher the influence of social capital on maternal health.

Neighborhood Social Cohesion and Psychological Well-Being Among Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Home Attachment, Neighborhood Attachment, and Social Capital

This study aimed to examine the association between neighborhood social cohesion and psychological well-being among older adults in Iran in 2020. A cross-sectional design was employed, with 414 older adults recruited using a clustered sampling technique. The data collection instruments included the WHO-5 Well-Being Index, the Perceived Neighborhood Social Cohesion scale, the Place Attachment Scale for Older Adults, and the Social Capital Assessment Tool. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and the PROCESS Macro model 4 in SPSS24. Neighborhood social capital was found to completely mediate the association between neighborhood cohesion and psychological well-being among older adults. These results suggest that policymakers should consider implementing targeted policies to enhance neighborhood cohesion in order to improve the psychological well-being of older adults.

Assessing social capital in community forest management in Kalibawang Sub-district, Wonosobo District, Central Java, Indonesia

Abstract. Herdananta BY, Ibriza NM, Wardha’adlina WA, Sulton MN, Sugiyarto, Budiharta S, Setyawan AD. 2024. Assessing social capital in community forest management in Kalibawang Sub-district, Wonosobo District, Central Java, Indonesia. Asian J Ethnobiol 7: 50-60. Community-based Forest Management (CFM) offers more effective protection of forest resources with a decentralized approach to ownership and management, as well as the establishment of autonomous local institutions that provide adequate incentives for the parties involved. The community manages natural resources through mutual use agreements, which lead to the concept of social capital as a solution to overcome collective problems. The study aims to evaluate the state of social capital in community forest management in Kalibawang Sub-district, Wonosobo, Central Java, Indonesia and identify the determinants that influence it as recommendations for improvement to policymakers. Data collection was conducted in March 2024 with research methods included interviews, surveys with questionnaires based on The Social Capital Assessment Tool (SCAT) and the Social Capital Integrated Questionnaire (SC-IQ) and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) discussions with local communities. The results showed that social capital in the studied area was significantly influenced by various variables, such as the role of forest farmer groups, access to information, community knowledge, non-formal education, and forestry extension activities. Consequently, the average level of social capital is obtained at 36.91 with a moderate category. Additionally, the analysis of concern community reveals a high classification, with an average score of 8.39. Increased social capital can be reflected in a higher density and diversity of social ties, as well as greater access to resources and stronger trust among group members. The recommendations of this study emphasize the importance of government in encouraging community participation in CFM management, reducing mistrust and conflict with government agencies, and strengthening social capital essential for sustainable forest management.

Investment risk assessment of social capital in urban rail transit Public-Private Partnership projects

ABSTRACT The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is one of the crucial ways to promote the advancement of the Urban Rail Transit Project However, investing in such projects exposes social capital to tremendous risks. To analyze and assess the investment risk of social capital (IRSC), this study utilized the system dynamics (SD) approach to construct an investment risk model. Subsequently, combined with the practical project’s information, the investment risk was assessed, and the impact of boundary risks on the different risk subsystems was analyzed. The results demonstrate the following: (1) the investment risk system comprises three risk subsystems, namely, operating cost, operating revenue, and government subsidy. Among them, the subsidy risk subsystem most significantly influences the IRSC. (2) Of the boundary risks, the design risk and the contractual risk are the most vital factors in preventing and controlling the IRSC. (3) Differences exist in the boundary risks that most affect the regulation of the three risk subsystems. These findings can help social capital determine risk changes and effectively mitigate investment risk. This ability can further attract added social capital into such projects to facilitate the sustainable development of urban infrastructure.

“People are now working together for a common good”: The effect on social capital of participatory design for community-level sanitation infrastructure in urban informal settlements

Communities with higher levels of social capital perform better than communities with lower social capital in community-level water and sanitation interventions and have better health outcomes. Although research recommends bolstering social capital to improve intervention outcomes, few studies provide empirical evidence on the effect of intervention activities on social capital. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of participatory design and community engagement activities on social capital among urban informal settlements in Suva, Fiji and Makassar, Indonesia enrolled in the Revitalizing Informal Settlements and their Environments trial using the Short Adapted Social Capital Assessment Tool. We performed confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) to test tool performance and built structural equation models to assess intervention effect on CFA-informed, sub-scale scores for cognitive and structural social capital. Qualitative in-depth interviews in Fiji and Indonesia and focus group discussions in Fiji provided nuanced understanding of intervention effects on social capital from residents’ perspectives. Results confirmed the hypothesized two-factor solution but revealed differences by country and by gender in Indonesia. The intervention appeared positively related to cognitive social capital among men and women in Indonesia and negatively related to cognitive and structural social capital among men and women in Fiji. While effect sizes were small and cluster-adjustment for a small number of settlements yielded non-significant effects, trends were consistent across models and bivariate analyses and were corroborated by qualitative findings. Several contextual factors may explain these results, including timing and duration of intervention activities and influence of COVID-19. Qualitative data suggested that the relationship between participatory design and social capital may be bidirectional, helping to explain why certain settlements appeared to be better equipped to benefit from intervention activities. Practitioners and program designers should carefully consider the social pre-conditions of communities in which they intend to work to optimize program outcomes and avoid unintended consequences.

Advanced practice nursing in France: Social capital assessment.

France is in the initial stage of development of the advanced practice nursing role. Social capital is essential to move this development forward, as evidenced by similar global movements resulting in the establishment of the advanced practice role of nurses. A pilot project examined the general response of French citizens (social capital) to the idea of advanced nursing practice in their country. The overwhelming majority of participants were in support of advanced nursing practice, with 90% of the participants answering "Yes" to the question "Would you trust and feel safe having a Nurse Practitioner (APRN) provide your primary care instead of a physician?" Social capital is needed in many areas of health care and may be enhanced by strong social capital within the citizenry.

Оцінка стану та ефективності соціального капіталу підприємств України

The negative nature of social capital, formed in the field of entrepreneurship, has a bad effect on the reputational component of the Ukrainian economy. At the same time, the unresolved issue of quantitative assessment of the social capital of enterprise makes it impossible to clearly identify its condition, problem areas and the formation of a management system. The aim of the work is to determine the structure and key indicators of the social capital of enterprise; to carry out an assessment of social capital of enterprises of Ukraine on the basis of the proposed methodology; to obtain practical results for further formation of the system of management of social capital of enterprise. The study was based on the principles of system approach and was carried out on the basis of a questionnaire survey using methods of analysis and synthesis, logical generalization, tabular and graphical methods of presenting information, as well as the method of grouping and systematization. A critical analysis of the literature on the issues under study allowed to allocate some comments on the existing proposals for assessing the social capital of enterprise: most of the indicators are data from a questionnaire survey; combining human capital and social capital indicators; too many indicators, which makes the assessment process quite time-consuming, etc. Taking into account the existing proposals of scientists and critical remarks on them, the authors have formed their own approach to assessing the state and efficiency of the social capital of enterprise, which is based on the following principles: hierarchy, structuring, dynamism, generalization, consistency, balance, integration and complexity. The current approach is more structured and succinctly describes the key system of indicators by assessment levels. The division of the social capital of the enterprise into states (potential or realized) allows to assess the impact of the social capital of the enterprise on the results of activity. The assessment is reduced to a complex indicator, but at the same time allows us to analyze individual components and structural levels of social capital. In the prospect of implementing this approach at the enterprise, we consider it expedient to ask some of the questions to employees, for example, regarding their views on trust in the team, and compare the answers obtained. Own observations show that employees often estimate the same situation differently, which leads to the deformation of social capital at the enterprise. In general, the obtained results are an important information source for the development of a system for managing the social capital of enterprise, which will be the subject of further scientific research by the authors.

Abstract A048: Pandemic effects on social capital and loneliness in residents and non-residents of Chinese immigrant enclaves in Philadelphia

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affected cancer prevention behaviors and cancer care. Social capital is also thought to affect cancer prevention and care, with some observed improvements in well being and survival among cancer patients. Residents of immigrant enclaves are thought to have more social capital than non-residents, potentially buffering against negative effects of the pandemic. We compared residents and non-residents of Chinese immigrant enclaves in Philadelphia with respect to their social capital and loneliness and change in these factors from before to during the pandemic. Participants were 520 Chinese immigrant men and women aged 35-65 y. Baseline interviews conducted 9/18-01/20 included questions on residence and demographics, structural and cognitive social capital (short version of the Adapted Social Capital Assessment Tool (SASCAT)), and a validated 3-item loneliness scale. The SASCAT includes questions on membership in neighborhood groups, receiving support from specific individuals (e.g., family, neighbors, friends), and cognitive social capital representing perceived levels of trust and belonging in the neighborhood. In May-July 2020, 419 participants completed a follow-up interview that included the SASCAT and loneliness scales. Participants were categorized as residing in a traditional, emerging, or non-enclave neighborhood depending on the ethnic density of their census tract and adjacent tracts. At baseline there were no significant differences in social capital or loneliness across neighborhood types. During the pandemic, participants regardless of neighborhood type reported declines in group membership (18% baseline vs. 11% pandemic) and loneliness (25% vs. 12%), and increases in cognitive social capital (85% vs. 99%) and receiving support from individuals (35% vs. 69%) (all p<0.001). However, extent of change differed by neighborhood, resulting in significantly less loneliness among residents of traditional enclaves (5%) than in emerging (14%) and non-enclave (16%) residents (p=0.02) during the pandemic. Multivariate analyses using generalized estimating equation models indicated that residents of traditional enclaves experienced a larger decrease in loneliness than other participants (interaction p=0.009), and that residents of traditional and emerging enclaves experienced a larger increase in cognitive social capital than residents of non-enclaves (interaction p=0.03). Our findings provide evidence that while the pandemic may have effected declines in group membership in this sample of Chinese immigrants, it was associated with increases in other forms of social capital and with a decrease in loneliness, particularly among enclave residents. These findings suggest the importance of clarifying how social capital derived from interacting within an immigrant enclave might be leveraged to counter the effects of a community stressor such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and used towards positive cancer outcomes in these communities. Citation Format: Marilyn Tseng, Brian Egleston, Julia Zhong, Minzi Li, Carolyn Fang. Pandemic effects on social capital and loneliness in residents and non-residents of Chinese immigrant enclaves in Philadelphia [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 15th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2022 Sep 16-19; Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2022;31(1 Suppl):Abstract nr A048.

The Capacity of Women Self-Help Groups in Social Capital Formation by Agro-Processing

Social capital is simply the network of connections and contacts that a person has accumulated during their lifetime or can be described as a type of capital that generates public goods for a shared goal. In the case of bonding social capital, some social relationships already exist and should be used in the best way possible. Building social capital leads to the development of new ties outside of one's own social circle. Linkage social capital can be considered as developing relationships with influential people in order to advance with the aid of their authority and influence. Self-help groups includes all the three forms of social capital. Social Capital Assessment Tool (SOCAT)developed by the World Bank was used for social capital formation analysis. The study conducted, revealed that self-help groups working on the basis of agro-processing were able to produce medium level of social capital. More raw materials related to their agro-processing unit and financial assistance can be provided, which will boost social capital formation. By stimulating more cooperation and collective action, members will develop a greater sense of trust in one another, which will ultimately support the empowerment of women by encouraging them to collaborate within self-help groups.

The relationship between social capital and postpartum depression symptoms of lactating women in minority areas-A cross-sectional study from Guangxi, China.

Postpartum depression (PPD) is the most common mental illness affecting women during lactation, and good social capital is considered a protective factor. This study aimed to investigate PPD symptoms, and explore the relationships between social capital and PPD symptoms of lactating women in southwest minority areas in China. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 413 lactating women in Guangxi, China. Data were collected using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and the Chinese version of the Social Capital Assessment Questionnaire. Hierarchical regression analysis was conducted to explore the factors influencing PPD symptoms, and a structural equation model was used to examine how social participation and cognitive social capital mediated PPD symptoms. The total prevalence of PPD symptoms (score > 12) was 16.46%, and that of mild depression symptoms (9-12 score) was 22.03%. Nine variables predicted PPD symptoms and explained 71.6% of the variance in the regression model: higher age, lack of medical security, fixed occupation, breastfeeding time, self-caregiver, maternity leave, social participation, social trust, and social reciprocity. Furthermore, cognitive social capital mediated the relationship between social participation and PPD symptoms, with a mediation effect rate was 44.00%. The findings of this study highlight that social capital, support from family members, maternity leave, and medical insurance play protective roles in the PPD symptoms of lactating women. It is necessary to improve social capital as a key strategy for interventions for PPD symptoms, and active social participation activities are critical to reducing PPD symptoms among lactating women in minority areas.

Modal Sosial Suku Poombawo dalam Konservasi Habitat Burung Cenderawasih (Paradisaea minor jobiensis Roschild) di Distrik Poom Kabupaten Kepulauan Yapen Provinsi Papua

This research aims to examine social capital in efforts to structur and conservation of Cenderawasih bird habitat in the Poombawo tribe in Poom District, Yapen Islands Regency, Papua Province. The study was conducted in Poom District of Yapen Islands District of Papua Province in October-November 2020. The selection of research sites is done purposively (intentionally). Primary data obtained from in-depth interviews refers to the Social Capital Assessment Tool (SCAT) (Elizabeth & Krishna, 1999) questions that were modified according to the focus of the study. Social capital variables consist of beliefs, social norma, social networks, and supportive variables i.e. the network structure of society, and the potential for conflict. Statistical data analysis consists of Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), Regression and correlation test. habitat conservation strategy of Cenderawasih bird uses SWOT analysis. Confirmatory Factor Analysis obtained Chi-square value = 1,546 ; df = 1 with significance of 0.214 ≥ 0.05 with norm factor values (0.947), trust (0.947), social networks (0.194), community network structures (0.416) and potential conflicts (0.284). The Social Trust Capital Regression Test has a significant effect on Social Norma and Potential Conflicts (p-value < 0.05). Furthermore, statistically Social Capital – Social norma have a significant effect on all social capital, Community Social Networks, Trust, and Potential Conflict (p-value < 0.05). Correlation tests using Spearman correlation analysis obtained relationships between beliefs, norms and community network structures whereas there was no relationship between social networks and potential conflicts. Strategies based on SWOT analysis, obtained coordinates Y = 7.4 and X = 6.64 where this coordinate is in quadrant I is an aggressive strategy.Keywords: social capital, conservation, ecotourism, cenderawasih, paradisaea, papua

MODAL SOSIAL DALAM MENDUKUNG PROGRAM PERHUTANAN SOSIAL (KASUS DI HTR KECAMATAN BATU AMPAR, KUTAI TIMUR)

Understanding local knowledge of the social capital of the community surrounding the forest in relation to the Community Plantation Forests (HTR) initiative was the aim of this study. The technique employed is a survey using a semi-structured questionnaire that was modified using the Social Capital Assessment Tool (SCAT). The majority of the population in the study village is of a productive age, which gives the community in the village potential. The majority of them have a high school diploma, indicating a rather high level of education. The amount of income in the community is still quite moderate. Older settlers who are predominately locals make up the population, which is fairly diverse in terms of ethnicity, religion, and place of origin. The social capital and community features in the study villages ought to be able to sustainably support and contribute to the capability of community-based forest management. The findings indicated that the study village's social capital fell into the high range. To foster the development of individual and group independence and to close gaps, stakeholders must maintain, enhance, and focus on this social capital, particularly in Social Forestry (SF) development programs.

Does social capital influence community health worker knowledge, attitude and practices towards COVID-19? Findings from a cross-sectional study in Malang district, Indonesia

Community health workers (CHWs) are the first point of contact with the primary health care system in many low- and middle-income countries and are situated to play a critical role in the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The knowledge, attitude and practices of CHWs regarding COVID-19 may be influenced by their level of trust and participation in the community, collectively defined as their level of social capital. To assess whether social capital influences CHWs’ knowledge, attitude and practices related to COVID-19, we conducted a web-based survey of CHWs (n = 478) in Malang district, Indonesia between October 2020 and January 2021. CHW social capital was measured using the Shortened Adapted Social Capital Assessment Tool. Multiple logistic regression results show that cognitive social capital was associated with higher self-reported knowledge of COVID-19, more confidence in answering COVID-related questions from the community and feeling safe from COVID-19 when working. Membership of community organisations was associated with a higher number of COVID-related tasks conducted. Thus, CHWs in Malang district with higher levels of cognitive social capital were more likely to be confident in their knowledge and ability to respond to COVID-19, and CHWs embedded in their community were more likely to be engaged in pandemic response duties. Our findings suggest that policies aimed at promoting CHW embeddedness, targeted recruitment and addressing training needs hold promise in strengthening the positive contribution of the community health workforce to the COVID-19 response.

Mediating role of social capital in the association between socioeconomic status and childcare practices in rural Malawi: a cross-sectional study

ObjectivesChildcare practices determine the child nutritional outcomes, but resources for good practices are unequally distributed across socioeconomic status (SES). This study first examined the associations between social capital and childcare...

Assessment of the Interaction of Social Capital and Income Inequality

Given the nature of social capital, the foundations of its formation, and the important role it plays in economic development, a hypothesis of a possible correlation between social capital and income distribution can be put forward. This research is an attempt to enrich the small number of analyzes related to the testing of this hypothesis by discussing the issue in the context of the interaction between social capital and income distribution in Armenia and in general. To address the research problem, the tools of correlation and panel regression analysis are used and compared with the results of the expert survey dedicated to the assessment of public social capital in the Republic of Armenia. As a result of the analysis of both the Republic of Armenia and the panel data of different countries, a statistically significant relationship is reported between the social capital, its elements, and income distribution, which is also in line with the opinions of participant experts on the same issue. Obtained results are summarized by causal inference terminology and a causal graph of relationships is proposed.

Social capital of the agricultural sphere: indicators of measurement for conditions of formation and results of use

Purpose. The aim of the article is to reveal the theoretical and methodological approaches to the assessment of social capital and to build a system of indicators of its formation and results of use in the agricultural sector.
 Methodology / approach. The theoretical-and-methodological basis of the study are the conceptual provisions of economic theory, which allow determining the principles of creation and use of social capital. In the research we used methods of theoretical generalization, analysis and synthesis (to determine the object and objectives of the study); system approach (to identify components of social capital); systematization and classification (to determine the system of indicators that determine the formation and use of social capital); analysis of hierarchies (for comparative analysis of social capital of agricultural holdings).
 Results. Based on a critical review of literature sources, scientific trends in the assessment of social capital were systematized. There are determined new conceptual approaches to the development of indicators of social capital of the agricultural sector for meso- and microlevels, which take into account industry specifics, are determined by groups of factors of its formation and results of use, and reflect the main components of social capital – innovation (norms), relational (trust) and structural (social networks) social capital. On the basis of the method of analysis of hierarchies the comparative it was carried out an estimation of factors of formation of social capital of two domestic agroholdings which results correspond to results of the analysis of indicators of results of its use
 Originality / scientific novelty. The methodological bases of the analysis of social capital of the agrarian sphere through complex measurement of its components by means of system of indicators on meso- and microlevels taking into account branch features were improved, factors of formation and results of use of social capital were systematized.
 Practical value / implications. The obtained results allow substantiating the key approaches to measuring the social capital of the agricultural sector, which makes it possible to obtain comprehensive information for decision-making regarding its further formation and effective use.

On the margins of Healthcare: Role of Social Capital in Health of Migrants in India

Social capital is a widely studied concept in sociology, philosophy and development economics since the late nineteenth century. In India, the various dogmas of the theory of social capital have not been studied to their potential, especially in the domain of public health. This study was conducted to determine healthcare access among migrants and their social capital, in order to explore the association between social capital and healthcare access. A mixed-method approach was adopted for the study. A survey (n=61) was conducted in a residential area in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh state, using Shortened Adapted Social Capital Assessment Tool (SASCAT). The qualitative component of the study will be published separately. It was found that 78.6 percent of migrants have a ‘low’ social capital and 21.3 percent have a ‘high’ social capital. Fischer’s exact test showed that there is no significant association between the economic status and social capital of individuals (p=0.06). The research study concluded that there is a linkage between social capital and healthcare access. High social capital resulted in better healthcare access, especially among vulnerable groups (women, disabled and elderly people). The findings of the study helped in charting out the pathways of healthcare access within the framework of Bordieu’s theory of social capital. It can be said that the concept of social capital has remained unexplored by academia and policymakers alike. In order to improve the healthcare access of migrants, health systems must delve into the complex nuances around tenets of social capital in healthcare.

Social capital and its relationship with malnutrition and anemia in children from rural coastal Ecuador.

Social capital is considered an important determinant of health and overall wellbeing; however, to the best of the authors' knowledge, literature relating social capital to malnutrition in developing countries is still relatively small. This article examines the relationships between social capital and chronic malnutrition and anemia in a population of rural coastal children in Ecuador. A cross-sectional study in two groups of 246 and 282 children under 5 years and their families was performed. Anemia and chronic malnutrition were analyzed as outcome variables. Variables about social capital were identified on the basis of the Social Capital Assessment Tool of the World Bank. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted. The prevalences of anemia and chronic malnutrition in the children were 15.0% and 12.8%, respectively. At the multivariate analysis, the variable 'mother has borrowed money' had an inverse association with chronic malnutrition (prevalence ratio (PR) 0.43, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.20-0.90). Receiving and providing help after the earthquake of 2016 was significantly associated with a lower prevalence of chronic malnutrition (PR 0.52, 95%CI 0.28-0.97), but not with anemia. However, a mother being part of a community organization was associated with a 1.90 times higher prevalence of anemia (95%CI 1.04-3.48) in children than mothers who were not part of a community organization. The relationship between maternal social capital and the nutritional status of their children in rural communities seems to be positively related. However, a mother's participation in community organizations increases the prevalence of anemia in the children. These mixed results highlight the need for further studies focused on the different types of social capital and how they impact on health in deprived areas.

Social Capital and Health-related Quality of Life of Older Adults Living in Thai Rural Areas

Thailand is one of the most aging countries in Southeast Asia. While family support for Thai older adults is dominant, mutual support in communities is needed in response to the demographic shifts. The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of individual social capital on health-related quality of life (QOL) as a health outcome of older adults living in rural Thai communities. The questionnaire comprised the following: general characteristics, the Shortened and Adapted Social Capital Assessment Tool (SASCAT) and other items of social capital, the 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12), and life satisfaction. We collected data from 202 older adults who participated in elderly clubs. After controlling for confounding effects, logistic regression analysis revealed that less group membership and more support from individuals were significantly associated with better physical QOL. Feeling safe in the community was significantly associated with mental QOL. However, other components of SASCAT, such as citizenship activities and cognitive social capital, had no significant associations. This study suggests that health-related QOL of Thai older adults may be improved by increasing mutual support of community members and perceived neighborhood safety through feeling supported by a community. However, it should be noted that multiple active memberships may adversely affect the health of older adults in Thailand.