This study investigates the effect of social capital and negative events in 37 countries across six continents on subjective well-being, to improve the quality of life in creating sustainable cities and communities. Using large-scale, original, individual-level, cross-sectional survey data, we examine the relationships among negative events in social networks, social capital, and individuals’ subjective well-being. The negative impacts of these events on life satisfaction were found in both high-income and non-high-income countries. Moreover, people’s well-being was highly associated with well-organized social networks across all 37 countries, whereas the magnitude of the effects varied, this might be because the benefits realized from social network are variated across countries. Policies aimed at improving life satisfaction should not only focus on increasing the household income but also consider the substantial impact of social capital.

本研究调查了六大洲 37 个国家的社会资本和负面事件对主观幸福感的影响，以在创建可持续城市和社区的过程中提高生活质量。我们使用大规模的、原始的、个体层面的、横断面调查数据，研究社交网络中的负面事件、社会资本和个人主观幸福感之间的关系。在高收入和非高收入国家都发现了这些事件对生活满意度的负面影响。此外，在所有 37 个国家，人们的幸福感都与组织良好的社交网络高度相关，但影响的程度各不相同，这可能是因为从社交网络中获得的收益因国家而异。