A 3 year follow-up study of health care students’ sense of coherence and related smoking, drinking and physical exercise factors. Tools for strengths-based assessment and evaluation New York NY: Springer pp. Sense of coherence and mortality in men and women in the EPIC-Norfolk United Kingdom prospective cohort study. Surtees, P., Wainwright, N., Luben, R., Khaw, 3. Sense of coherence and health: Evidence from two cross-lagged longitudinal samples. Kivimaki, M., Feldt, T., Vahtera, J., & Nurmi, J. The sense of coherence, occupation and the risk of coronary heart disease in the Helsinki Heart Study. Poppius, E., Tenkanen, L., Kalimo, R., & Heinsalmi, P.
The structure and properties of the Sense of Coherence Scale.
Jossey-Bass, San Francisco Antonovsky, A. Unraveling the Mystery of Health: How People Manage Stress and Stay Well. Its relationship with depression has been frequently reported in the. Sense of coherence (SOC) is a factor that determines how well an individual manages stress and stays healthy. Pain and depression concur within the context of comorbidity, and both share underlying stress conditions. Other forms available (and related citation):Ī) Short form (13-item) of the Orientation to Life Questionnaire (OLQ) (Antonovsky, A. Background Chronic pain is a common complaint having distressing consequences for those that suffer from it. Higher scores indicate greater levels of sense of coherence. The multiple demands university students face, such as study-related stress and financial difficulty, could challenge their SOC development. Total score: Items are summed, yielding a range from 7 to 203. Sense of Coherence (SOC) is considered as a health-promoting resource it is mainly developed before the age of 30. Response options: 7-point Likert scale with response options relevant to each item (e.g., with the example above: 1, “No clear goal or purpose at all” to 7, “Very clear goals and purpose”). Main positive psychological well-being construct measured: Meaning in lifeĭescription: The Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC) assesses how people view life and identifies how they use their resistance resources to maintain and develop their health.Įxample of statement/item: “Until now your life has had….” Therefore, a life cycle perspective is adopted for this section, describing sense of coherence in children and families, in adolescents and in older adults. Unraveling the Mystery of Health: How People Manage Stress and Stay Well. Sense of coherence is defined as the extent to which one has a pervasive, enduring though dynamic, feeling of confidence that ones environment is predictable. The sense of coherence is a concept that can be applied at different system levels, at an individual level, a group (family), on organizations and societal level. Conclusion: The review found that SOC was predictor of depressive state, burnout, job dissatisfaction among female nurses therefore, SOC could be a health promoting resource.Citations: 1. Results: The review found several correlations between SOC and different work-related variables but also with several individual characteristics. Cross-sectional studies were reviewed for correlations between individual physical and mental health, distress, burnout, job satisfaction and SOC, with intervention studies used to assess the possible impact of training on nurses' SOC. Antonovsky developed the 29 item Orientation to Life Questionnaire to measure the sense of coherence, having 11 items measuring comprehensibility, 10 items measuring manageability, and 8 items. Methods: Electronic databases were searched with selected studies compared for sample, sample size, study design and basic results. The aim of this paper is to analyze the possible correlations with different work-related and individual variables, which influence or are influenced by Sense of Coherence (SOC) and verify the possible use of SOC scales to prevent negative health determinants in workplaces. Background: Nurses experience high levels of distress due to the nature of their work and workplaces Antonovsky's salutogenic theory shows that individual and work-related factors can influence human health.
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