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BRIEF RESEARCH REPORT article

Front. Sociol.
Sec. Urban Sociology
Volume 9 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2024.1417538

Social capital, education, and subjective well-being in Ecuador

Provisionally accepted
Aracelly F. Núñez-Naranjo Aracelly F. Núñez-Naranjo 1*Ximena Morales-Urrutia Ximena Morales-Urrutia 2Luis Simbaña Luis Simbaña 3
  • 1 Centro de Investigaciones de Ciencias Humanas y de la Educación (CICHE), Universidad Indoamérica, AMBATO, Ecuador
  • 2 Technical University of Ambato, Ambato, Tungurahua, Ecuador
  • 3 University of the Armed Forces (ESPE), Latacunga, Cotopaxi, Ecuador

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    The study examines the interaction between social capital, education, and subjective well-being in Ecuador, highlighting its impact on economic development. The study aims to understand the situation of social capital and subjective well-being and how the identified factors explain the impact on subjective well-being in the Ecuadorian population, using a descriptive and analytical approach with information from the World Value Survey database of waves 6 and 7. The main results show a significant relationship between social capital and subjective well-being, with positive influences such as justice and union membership, and negative effects of public administration and media. In conclusion, the importance of strengthening social capital and improving public services and communication to promote the well-being of the Ecuadorian population is emphasized.

    Keywords: affiliation sindical1, economics2, political science3, social sciences4, union membership5

    Received: 15 Apr 2024; Accepted: 19 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Núñez-Naranjo, Morales-Urrutia and Simbaña. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Aracelly F. Núñez-Naranjo, Centro de Investigaciones de Ciencias Humanas y de la Educación (CICHE), Universidad Indoamérica, AMBATO, Ecuador

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