The relationship between social capital and hope to the future among students of Yazd University

Social capital is one of the key variables in social explanations. Hope for the future, particularly among young people, has paramount importance and social capital has an important role in raising the hope for the future. This study carried out to investigate the relationship between social capital and hope to the future among students of Yazd University. This survey study is practical in terms of content, cross-sectional, and extensive. The statistical population was all of Yazd University students in the academic year 2014-2015, who 374 people of them were selected and studied through stratified random sampling method. In this study, instrument was questionnaire and validity of the data collection tool was ensured through a content validity and the high Cronbach's alpha for the variables shown in the utility reliability of the research instrument (there was more than 0.7 regarding all the constructs). Data were analyzed by SPSS and Amos softwares. The results showed there is not a significant difference between hope to future based on sex and field study. But there was a positive and significant relationship between social capital and hope to the future. Also, there was a significant positive relationship between the social trust, social norms and social network with hope to the future.