Analyse du site inria.hal.science pour avril 2026

Given the current interest in the relationship between social participation and health, this article focused on existing measures that (1) includes the four dimensions of social participation - breadth, intensity, duration, and engagement - identified by Bonhert et al. (2010) and that (2) can be used in large-scale surveys. In Study 1, a scoping review conducted on three databases (PsychTest, PsychInfo, Sociological abstracts) led to identify 99 articles that included a measure of formal social participation. No measure met all two requirements. It was therefore decided to construct a new instrument including an index based on 11 items that assess the four dimensions of the construct. Using clustering techniques, Study 2 identified social participation profiles based on 4247 participants. Five clusters of social participation emerged: (0) absence, (1) passive, (2) low active, (3) medium active, and (4) high active. Study 3 replicated these findings on a new sample (n = 4279), supporting the validity and reliability of the social participation index. Coded as an ordinal categorical variable, this index lend itself to statistical analyses commonly performed on large-scale survey data. This measure of formal social participation could meet the need for a standard tool in this field of investigation.