Socio-Cultural Strategy

Socio-Cultural Strategy

Investigating the strategic variable of social capital and its relationship with the national identity of youth with an approach to the vision document of the future Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Asghar Mirfardi 1
Milad Vahidi 2
1 Associate Prof. of Sociology, Sociology and Social Planning Department, College of Economics, Management and Social Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
2 Sociology and Social Planning Department, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. Po Box: 7194685111.
10.22034/scs.2026.495776.1640
Abstract
The concept of social capital is a strategic concept that refers to the connections in human community. This research aimed to investigate the relationship between national identity and social capital of college students with an approach to the vision document of the future Iran. Using quantitative approach, survey method and structured questionnaire, its statistical population was college students of the faculties of humanities at Shiraz University in 2023-2024 semester. Using the Lin sampling table, 360 students were determined as the sample size and were selected using a random cluster sampling method. Face validity and Cronbach's alpha coefficient were used, for evaluation of validity and reliability of questionnaire, respectively. The findings showed that the mean of social capital was lower than the expected average and their mean of national identity was higher than the expected mean. The results show that there was a positive and significant relationship between national identity and social capital. There was also a significant difference between social capital according to field of study. Students in fields related to social interaction and behavior (educational sciences) had more social capital. There was no significant difference between social capital according to gender and ethnicity. Multiple regression showed that the independent variables were able to explain nearly 15% of the changes in the dependent variable.
Keywords
Social capital
national identity
college students
Shiraz university
Iran
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  • Receive Date 15 May 2025
  • Revise Date 01 August 2026
  • Accept Date 02 August 2026