The Influence of Community Sport to Create Harmonious Community —From the Perspective of Community Social Capital

The study aims at the influence of community sport on creating harmonious community from the perspective of community social capital. Based on the questionnaire research about 600 people from six communities in Jiangxi Province, it is found that community sport has a role in expanding sport participants’ local social network, enhancing their sense of belonging, and promoting the trust level and mutual help among them. However, it has no significant influence on volunteerism in community social capital, non-local socialization or community public engagement. The community social capital provoked by community sport shows great impact on the harmonious personal relationship and civic cohesion in the community. The creation of new community sport activities, supporting sport volunteering organizations, and establishing proper management model for community sport will take effects in the creation of community harmony.