Randomized trial examines social capital's influence on migrants' well-being, suggesting critical implications for policy.
Key Points
This study investigates how social capital affects the subjective well-being of relocated migrants after poverty alleviation efforts.
Empirical investigation using survey data from migrants relocated from Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan, China.
Ordered Logit regression models to analyze the impact of social capital on subjective well-being.
KHB mediation analysis to explore the mediating roles of physical and mental health.
Social capital positively affects the subjective well-being of migrants, with significant contributions from social participation, networks, and trust.
Urban resettlement migrants experience a greater positive impact from social capital compared to their rural counterparts.
Physical health and mental health mediate 30.26% and 18.50% of the effects of social capital on well-being, respectively.