Social capital refers to the connections among individuals and research has shown that higher levels of social capital are associated with better health and well-being regardless of whether social capital is measured as a personal attribute or an attribute of social environment.
La literatura referida a este tema señala que presentan mejores índices de salud y de bienestar aquellas personas que cuentan con una mayor cantidad de capital social, tanto si es medido como un atributo individual o como un atributo del entorno social.