TY  - JOUR
TI  - An Examination of Social Capital in Young People
According to Life Satisfaction and Some
Socio-Demographic Factors
AB  - The premise behind social capital is relatively simple and straightforward: investment in social relations
with expected returns. Individuals build relationships and form networks in order to obtain certain
returns: physical health, mental health, and life satisfaction. Strong bonds between people with similar
characteristics and attitudes will help increase the frequency of interaction and the life satisfaction of an
individual. Accordingly, when the relevant literature on this crucial issue was examined, it was found
that there are a limited number of studies evaluating the relationship between the social capital and life
satisfaction of young people in Turkey. Given the lack of literature, it is essential to determine the relationship
between social capital and life satisfaction. This study was aimed and conducted to evaluate the
relationship between social capital and life satisfaction between young people. The study data were
collected from face-to-face interviews with 500 young people between the ages of 18-29 who were selected
using the "convenience sampling method". In this study "Social Capital Scale” and “Satisfaction with
Life Scale” was used. Social capital and life satisfaction score mean of the participants is well above the
medium level. Social capital level and life satisfaction were found to be positively correlated.
AU  - ARSLAN, Nihan
AU  - Ozturk, M. Serhat
DO  - 10.26466/opus.904662
PY  - 2021
JO  - OPUS Uluslararası Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi
VL  - 18
IS  - 44
SN  - 2528-9527
SP  - 7520
EP  - 7538
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/525660
ER  -