Table 4.
Models of social cohesion and constructs chosen for measurement.
| Locus and aspect under analysis | References | |
| Interpersonal relationships | ||
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Provision of social support | [38,48,52,55,57,60,61,63,72,82,90,93,97,109,113,131] |
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Interpersonal reciprocity | [53,104] |
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Information sharing | [38,72,104] |
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Number of social interactions | [39,41,44-46,48,49,56,59,67,89,94,96,120] |
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Quality of social connections | [41,45,46,49,55,61,64,73,76-78,84,89,90,92-95,113,117,120,132,133] |
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Relative salience of different types of social relationships | [44-46,54,120] |
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Within ethnic group | [43,48,72,73,82] |
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Within professional group | [107,128] |
| Sameness and difference | ||
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Interethnic group relations | [63,72,82,106] |
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Shared identity | [13,43,44,49,75,78,99,134] |
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Norms | [58,91,94,109,134] |
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Values | [69,93,95,109,121] |
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Behavioral conformity | [38,58,69,72,122] |
| Working together for the good of the collective | ||
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Collective action | [38,48,50,74,75,87,103,111,114,115,124] |
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Cooperation | [49,69,90,99,102,114] |
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Collaboration | [88,125] |
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Limited conflicts of interest | [117] |
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Pursuit of a shared goal | [101,107,109,121] |
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Meeting social responsibility | [13,38,64,87,94,108,119,122] |
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Orientation to common good | [50,68,85] |
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Mutual aid | [84,117] |
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Altruism | [50,73] |
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Solidarity | [50,91,108,117,118,121,122,135] |
| The sum of individual group members’ emotions or perceptions | ||
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Feelings of togetherness | [13,43,65,69,74,94,122,131] |
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Trust in others in the nation | [44,46,66-68,75,79,90,108,119] |
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Trust in those from local community | [39,41,43,44,51,53,57,61,64,67,68,73,75-77,84,85,90,91,95,105,109-111,119,132] |
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Trust in others to follow public health rules | [42-44,69] |
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Trust in politicians or political institutions | [43-45,48,50,67,69,75,78,79,86,87,90,96,98,99,111,119] |
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Perceived cohesion | [41,85] |
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Feelings of belonging | [13,43,49,53,60,64,65,67,79,82,86,105,109,110,131] |
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Feelings of safety | [65,73,130] |
| The operation of institutions and structures of governance | ||
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Effectiveness of democracy | [108,123] |
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Integrity of the social contract | [116] |
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Within-nation inequality | [79,115,116,119] |
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Action to uphold human rights | [98,135] |
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Strength of state institutions | [108,121,125] |
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Integration of state institutions | [85,99,126] |
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Management of disorder | [127,130,135] |
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Effective leadership | [115,125] |
| Locally or culturally specific expressions | [50,69,88,90,91,103] | |
| Hybrid or multidimensional models | [13,48,67,69-71,75,82,99,121,129,135] | |