A Psychosocial Resilience Model to Account for Medical Well-being in Relation to Sense of Coherence

Abstract

We tested the suggestion that Sense of Coherence (SOC) may enhance medical well-being by virtue of a favorably balanced profile of psychosocial assets relative to liabilities. Results derived from a sample of 81 young adults who responded to a battery of inventories supported the Psychosocial Resilience Model. Our findings provide preliminary evidence to suggest that a favorable balance between psychosocial 'protective' and 'risk' factors may, in part, help explain why people with a strong SOC enjoy high levels of medical well-being.

High sense of coherence in adolescence is a protective factor in the longitudinal development of ADHD symptoms

“…A study of schizophrenic patients found that SOC was positively related to mastery, self‐esteem and social support but negatively associated with psychopathology. SOC was positively associated with all health related measures and changes in SOC during an 18‐month follow‐up were positively correlated to changes in overall subjective quality of life, general health, global well‐being and global psychosocial functioning (32).…”

Individual and Public Resilience and Coping With Long‐Term Outcomes of War1

“…The extensive research linking SOC with reactions to stress (e.g., Delgado, 2007; Dudek & Koniarek, 2000; Roth & Ekblad, 2006; Surtees, Wainwright, & Khaw, 2006) and well‐being (e.g., Ekwall, Sivberg, & Hallbe, 2007; Hart, Wilson, & Hittner, 2007; Fok, Chair, & Lopez, 2005; Schneider, Driesch, Kruse, Nehen, & Heuft, 2006) have supported the contention that SOC is a valid measure for individual resilience. Furthermore, based on previous research (e.g., Albertsen, Nielsen, & Borg, 2001), we have assumed that SOC will mediate between demographic characteristics and two war outcomes (stress symptoms and PTR).…”

Sense of Coherence and Quality of Life in Women Family Members of the Seriously Mentally Ill

“…He theorized that healthy individuals have what is called a "sense of coherence" (SOC), or a perception of the world as comprehensible, manageable, and meaningful (Mroziak et al, 1997). SOC represents a salutogenic personality trait that facilitates optimal adjustment in a number of domains of functioning (Hart, Wilson, & Hittner, 2006). SOC develops during childhood and youth and it is thought to be fully developed by the age of 30, after which it remains stable unless radical changes in living or social surroundings take place (Moons & Norekval, 2006).…”