Meta-analysis of social capital research in the period 1392-1392

The article has been prepared with the aim of reviewing research related to social capital conducted in the period of 1392 to 1398 in Iran. The research method was qualitative meta-analysis and out of 719 scientific articles, master's theses and doctoral dissertations in different fields of humanities, 80 were selected as research samples.
Results show that the relationship between social capital and each of the contextual variables should be analyzed by considering the control or non-control of other variables. The variables of age, gender, marriage and employment are moderately correlated with social capital and the variables of education and income are indirectly correlated with social capital. Social capital at the micro level with social and national identity, political participation, life satisfaction, vitality and happiness and hope for the future, sense of security, rule of law, sense of well-being (mental well-being), sense of competence, sense of meaning, sense of effectiveness And has meaning; And at the macro level, it has a direct and significant correlation with social security, development, knowledge sharing and empowerment of individuals and groups, and low crime rates, deviations and social harms, pollution and environmental degradation. On the other hand, the sense of social security, development, economic status and welfare of society, religiosity and religious participation, use of the press, the amount and type of crimes and deviations and the quality of social relations are the most important factors affecting social capital.