Social Work in Public Health
Volume 33, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 31-42

Association between Social Capital and Self-Efficacy among Latinas in Nebraska (Article)

Ramos A.K.* , Su D. , Correa A. , Trinidad N.
  • a Center for Reducing Health Disparities, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
  • b Center for Reducing Health Disparities, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
  • c Center for Reducing Health Disparities, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
  • d Center for Reducing Health Disparities, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States

Abstract

Ensuring the health and well-being of Latinas is critical given the size of the population and its rapid growth across the United States. Social capital may be a tool for alleviating some of the individual, neighborhood, and societal challenges that Latina immigrants face. This study uses bivariate tests and multivariate regression to assess the association between social capital and self-efficacy among Latina immigrants in the Midwest (N = 94). Self-efficacy was positively correlated with bonding and bridging social capital. Findings from a multiple regression model indicate that bonding and bridging social capital are significantly associated with self-efficacy after adjusting for the effect of related covariates. Public health interventions may benefit from building and fostering bonding and bridging social capital among immigrants as way to improve self-efficacy, promote health, and enhance public health practice. © 2017 Taylor & Francis.

Author Keywords

Latinas community development immigrant social networks public health practice Social capital

Index Keywords

immigrant social capital immigrant population public health service multiple regression Nebraska human middle aged community development social network health status population growth Hispanic Americans Cross-Sectional Studies Self Efficacy Surveys and Questionnaires Young Adult United States cross-sectional study socioeconomic conditions psychology Hispanic Humans male female questionnaire self concept major clinical study adult Social Networking Midwest public health self help
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85038021929&doi=10.1080%2f19371918.2017.1391149&partnerID=40&md5=9a087692880f15490cfcb503385f5f53
DOI: 10.1080/19371918.2017.1391149
ISSN: 19371918
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English