association between interpersonal trust, reciprocity, and depression in south korea a prospective analysis协会之间的人际信任、互惠和抑郁症在韩国未来的分析.pdf

Association between Interpersonal Trust, Reciprocity, and Depression in South Korea: A Prospective Analysis 1 2 1 3 3 Seung-Sup Kim *, Yeonseung Chung , Melissa J. Perry , Ichiro Kawachi , S. V. Subramanian 1 Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, D. C., United States of America, 2 Department of Mathematical Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea, 3 Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America Abstract Background: A growing body of empirical evidence indicates that low-level social capital is related to poor mental health outcomes. However, the prospective association between social capital and depression remains unclear, and no published studies have investigated the association with longitudinal data in East-Asian countries. Methods: We analyzed data from the ongoing Korean Welfare Panel Study to prospectively investigate association between social capital and depression. Social capital was measured at the individual level by two items specific to interpersonal trust and reciprocity. Depression was annually assessed as a dichotomous variable using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. After excluding participants who had depression in 2006, logistic regression models were applied to estimate the association between each social capital indicator and new-onset depression developed in 2007 or long-term depression in both 2007 and 2008. We also examined the association in a subpopulation restricted to healthy participants after excluding individuals with any pre-existing disabil