Social Capital, Family Supports and Mental Health among a Female Group in Tehran

摘要

The present research studies the relation between social capital and mental health among a female group in Tehran. Accordingly, 200 females, who were referred to cultural centres of Tehran's municipality, were chosen to participate in this research voluntary. The questionnaires that are used in this study are as follows: family supports, social capitals and mental health. This research is descriptive and correlation is used in it. Results show that, those women who have more access to educational, career and family support in economic, intellectual and emotional fields have a higher mental health. Also, results of regression show that, family supports and social capitals play an important role in estimation of women's level of mental health.