10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Relation between variables implies more than associations. The synthesis of the findings in this paper are based on studies where multivariate analyses were used in the study design and simultaneously controlled for confounding variables like age, initial health status, health behaviour, leisure time activities, income, education, marital status, and social support. The analysis of the papers is described more in detail elsewhere. The papers are analysed according to the following dimensions: (1) the study objective, (2) the study designs and methods for analysis and, (3) the applicability and practical use of the results. 8, 9 The review is systematic in the sense that all included papers (see Eriksson and Lindström 3 appendix, table 9–10) have been critically examined according to a set of criteria. This research synthesis is based on empirical studies of the SOC scale and presents the state of knowledge on the salutogenic concept 1992–2003. The aim of this paper is to synthesise findings on the relation between the SOC and health. This paper is part of this extensive review of the research. 3, 7Īn extensive review is in process, processed by the authors and by the Health Promotion Programme at the Folkhälsan Research Centre to clarify the contribution of the SOC to the development and maintenance of health. 3, 6 The theory of the salutogenesis and the validity of the orientation to life questionnaire (sense of coherence) is described more in detail elsewhere. The SOC scale has proved to be psychometrically sound. The SOC is a resource that enables people to manage tension, to reflect about their external and internal resources, to identify and mobilise them, to promote effective coping by finding solutions, and resolve tension in a health promoting manner.
How do people manage the lack of control of their life? The answer was formulated in terms of SOC and general resistance resources (GRRs).
5 Antonovsky was confronted with the salutogenic question why some people, regardless of major stressful situations and severe hardships, stay healthy and others do not. 1, 2 The salutogenic model of health, developed and formulated in the framework of system theory thinking, proceed from the assumption of the human nature as heterostatic rather than homoeostatic.
Are there any relations and does the SOC have an impact on health at all?įundamental in the salutogenic theory is to consider health as a position on a health ease/dis‐ease continuum and the movement in the direction towards the health end. It is necessary to get deeper knowledge about the interaction between SOC and socioeconomic characteristics like age, sex, social class, and how SOC might be related to physical and mental health. This is a relevant contribution to health promotion and public health research. 1, 2, 3, 4 The main purpose is to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the SOC concept from research between 1992–2003. This paper continues to review, analyse, and synthesise the evidence base of research on the sense of coherence (SOC) concept in the light of 25 years of research undertaken by the authors.
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