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The structure and properties of the sense of coherence scale
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The purpose of the present paper is to present the extant evidence from studies conducted in 20 countries for the feasibility, reliability and validity of the Sense of Coherence scale, as well as normative data.About:
This article is published in Social Science & Medicine.The article was published on 1993-03-01. It has received 3145 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Construct validity & Validity.read more
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The Benefits of Frequent Positive Affect: Does Happiness Lead to Success?
TL;DR: The results reveal that happiness is associated with and precedes numerous successful outcomes, as well as behaviors paralleling success, and the evidence suggests that positive affect may be the cause of many of the desirable characteristics, resources, and successes correlated with happiness.
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The salutogenic model as a theory to guide health promotion
TL;DR: A critical look at the challenges facing the field of health promotion is provided, pointing to the persistence of the disease orientation and the limits of risk factor approaches for conceptualizing and conducting research on health.
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Validity of Antonovsky’s sense of coherence scale: a systematic review
Monica Eriksson,Bengt Lindström +1 more
TL;DR: The validity and reliability of Antonovsky’s life orientation questionnaire/sense of coherence scale (SOC) seems to be a reliable, valid, and cross culturally applicable instrument measuring how people manage stressful situations and stay well.
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Antonovsky’s sense of coherence scale and the relation with health: a systematic review
Monica Eriksson,Bengt Lindström +1 more
TL;DR: Salutogenesis is a valuable approach for health promotion and would be worth to implement in practice much more than to date, which strengthens resilience and develops a positive subjective state of health.
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Flourishing Across Europe : Application of a New Conceptual Framework for Defining Well-Being
TL;DR: The findings reinforce the need to measure subjective well-being as a multi-dimensional construct in future surveys, and indicate which features may provide the most promising targets for policies to improveWell-being.
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Family Sense of Coherence and Family Adaptation.
Aaron Antonovsky,Talma Sourani +1 more
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The development of a sense of coherence and its impact on responses to stress situations
Helen Antonovsky,Shifra Sagy +1 more
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Sense of coherence, life stress, and psychological distress: a prospective methodological inquiry.
TL;DR: This prospective study investigated the association of SOC (assessed by Antonovsky's measure) with life stress and symptoms and found SOC was correlated negatively with life Stress and Symptoms and appeared to mitigate the impact of life stress.