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April 12, 2026International Journal of Mental Health PromotionOpen Access

Ethnic Inequalities in Aging: Multilevel Social Capital and Mental Health Outcomes among Han Chinese and Minority Older Adults

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ZWZizhen WangSSShitian Su

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Examines social capital's effects on mental health in Han and minority older adults, suggesting vital policy implications.

Key Points

  • Explore the relationship between social capital and mental health disparities among Han and minority older adults in China.
  • Analyzed pooled cross-sectional data from the Chinese General Social Survey (2012, 2017, 2023)
  • Operationalized structural social capital using the position generator method
  • Measured cognitive social capital focusing on shared norms and community trust
  • Employed multilevel regression models and decomposition analysis to investigate associations.
  • Minority older adults show reduced access to structural social capital compared to Han peers
  • County-level structural social capital positively impacts mental health more for minorities (β = 0.135)
  • Key disparities stem from lower occupational mean prestige in minority networks (β = 194.312%).

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Wang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69db37df4fe01fead37c5edahttps://doi.org/10.32604/ijmhp.2026.076161
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