Traumatic Life Events and Present Stress Disorders of Elderly People in Need of CareSummary: The aim of this study was to interview elderly citizens, who were in need of care, about their recollection of traumatic life experiences (TLEQ), and to screen ...
Abstract: The sense of coherence (SOC) is a central concept in Antonovsky's salutogenesis model. This global orientation determines how effectively an elderly person is able to activate proper generalized resistance resources (GRRs) for his or her health ...
Zusammenfassung: Ziel der Studie war es, ehemalige deutsche Frontkrankenschwestern zu Erinnerungen an traumatische Lebenserfahrungen - vor allem während des Einsatzes im Zweiten Weltkrieg - zu befragen, und ein Screening zu Symptomen der Posttraumatischen ...
Abstract. The main objective of nursing homes is to enable their residents a good life despite their existing physical, mental, and social health problems. In this cross-sectional study, we explored the mechanisms of positive aging in nursing-home ...
Zusammenfassung. An einer Stichprobe von 5133 Befragungspersonen beiderlei Geschlechts im Alter zwischen 40 und 65 Jahren wurde der Frage nachgegangen, ob Kohärenzsinn (“Sense of Coherence”, SOC) bei der Trennung von kranken und gesunden Probanden relativ ...
Zusammenfassung. Diese Überblicksarbeit beschäftigt sich mit dem Konzept des Familien-Kohärenzsinns1“Familien-Kohärenzsinn“ und “Familien-Kohärenzgefühl“ werden in der Folge synonym verwendet. (FSOC), einer Anwendung von Antonovskys Modell des ...
The construction of an optimal, one-dimensional test by means of a non-parametric test theory (NIRT) with the MR SOC serving as an exampleAbstract. Central aspects of a non-parametric test theory (NIRT; Scheiblechner, 2007) are illustrated here with the ...
MI-RSWB 48 – The development of a multidimensional inventory of religious-spiritual well-beingAbstract. In an interdisciplinary collaboration a multidimensional instrument for the measurement of religious-spiritual well-being (MI-RSWB 48) in the context ...
Work-related sense of coherence–A useful construct for occupational psychology?The psychological health construct sense of coherence (SoC) explains why people stay healthy despite adverse conditions. In this article it is examined for the first time ...
Zusammenfassung.Ziel: Empirische Überprüfung eines Intensivseminars mit theaterpädagogischen, gestalttherapeutischen, tanztherapeutischen und imaginativen Elementen, das sich auf das Konzept der „Heldenreise” nach Rebillot stützt. Methode: In einer ...
Salutogenesis in home care. The relationship between organizational resources, experienced fairness, sense of coherence, and psychophysical health of home care workersAbstract. In the model of salutogenesis the personality characteristic “sense of ...
Sense of coherence as a resource in transition to university lifeAbstract. The transition to university is a normative critical life-event for emerging adults with access to higher education. This study takes a salutogenetic view to determine positive ...
Sense of Coherence and Consumption of Psychoactive Substances in Adolescents: Results of a Longitudinal Study Over 10 YearsThis research investigated the development of the sense of coherence (SOC) longitudinally between the age of 14 and 24 years in a ...
Abstract:Background: Depressive mood exerts a suppressive effect on immune functions, mediated through neuro-immune processes. Research suggests a protective effect of sense of coherence (SOC) on psychological and physical health in face of stressful ...
Summary: The concept of “sense of coherence” (SOC) has been widely recognized since it was first introduced by Antonovsky. The originality and usefulness of the SOC scale and its relation to other psychosocial measures has been the subject of lively ...
In the present study, the factorial structure and the degree of measurement invariance of the short form of the Sense of Coherence Scale (SOCS-13) were examined across two groups of adolescents. The sample comprised 1107 Swiss students (535 aged 14 or ...
Abstract. The present study aimed at evaluating if the three-item sense of coherence (SOC) scale developed by Lundberg and Nystrom Peck (1995) can be effectively used for research purpose in both nonclinical and clinical samples. To provide ...
Abstract. Validation of a 9-item version of the Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC-L9) and testing its cross-national measurement invariance and latent mean differences in representative samples from the United States of America (US), Germany, ...
Abstract. Sense of coherence (SOC) describes an individual’s ability to deal with life challenges (manageability), comprehend the environment (comprehensibility), and perceive life and its challenges as meaningful (meaningfulness). We ...
Abstract. The present study investigated the appropriateness of Antonovsky's model, in which generalized resistance resources (GRRs) facilitate an individual's sense of coherence (SOC); which in turn is assumed to sustain health. The proposed model was ...