Aaron Antonovsky’s Development of Salutogenesis, 1979 to 1994

Vinje, Hege Forbech; Langeland, Eva; Bull, Torill

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-04600-6_4

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“…As one of adolescents' developmental tasks is to detach from the family and acquire independence through shaping their own identity (P. K. , the identity-related strain of being seen through the tristopticon might be experienced as especially challenging for adolescents with an SIP, compared to those who are younger or older. The burden of being perceived through the tristopticon, as "the adolescent with an SIP", highlights the relevance of the emphasis placed by salutogenesis and person-centeredness on perceiving all persons as unique individuals rather than as patients (McCormack & McCance, 2017;Vinje et al, 2017).…”

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“…Health promotion is "the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health" (WHO, 1986, p. 1). Salutogenesis is considered to be a relevant theoretical framework for health promotion (Antonovsky, 1996;Vinje et al, 2017), and an essential supplement to pathogenesis (Mittelmark & Bauer, 2017). Antonovsky (1979Antonovsky ( , 1987 critiqued pathogenesis' dichotomy between health and illness, seeing health instead as a dynamic movement along an ease-dis/ease continuum.…”

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Mental health as perceived by Norwegian adolescents living with parental somatic illness: Living in an earthquake zone

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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Purpose: Severe parental somatic illnesses can influence the entire family, including adolescents' everyday life, psychosocial functioning and health. Within salutogenesis, it is highlighted that stressor life events, such as parental somatic illness, might lead to a chain of events that can produce tension. There is a lack of in-depth understanding regarding how adolescents living in a situation with a severely somatically ill parent (SIP) perceive their own mental health. The aim of this study was therefore to explore the lived experience of Norwegian adolescents living with an SIP, and their perception of the parental illness' influence on their mental health. Methods: Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used. In-depth interviews were conducted with 11 adolescents (aged 13-18 years) who had an SIP. Two adolescents with an SIP participated in study preparation and data analysis. Results: Adolescents perceived parental somatic illness as a multifaceted influence on their mental health as it represented both personal and relational strain and growth. Their perceptions can be conceptualized by the super-ordinate theme "living in an earthquake zone", and by two themes, "inner shakes-but not falling apart" and "relational aftershocksgains and losses". Conclusion: For adolescents, parental somatic illness means personal and relational strain and growth.

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Mental health as perceived by Norwegian adolescents living with parental somatic illness: Living in an earthquake zone

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Faugli

Kufås

et al. 2020

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“…These life experiences in return may strengthen or weaken the sense of coherence; people's capacity to deal with stressors in a health-promoting way. It is thus the combined effect of stressors, resources and people's ability to deal with stressors that results in a salutogenic or pathogenic movement (Vinje, Langeland, & Bull, 2017). A clear example of a resource in the sports setting is the sports coach.…”

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Exploring the Sports Experiences of Socially Vulnerable Youth

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Sports participation is considered beneficial for the development of socially vulnerable youth, not only in terms of physical health but also in terms of cognitive, social and emotional health. Despite the strong belief that sports clubs offer a setting for positive youth development, there is limited knowledge about how socially vulnerable youths experience their participation in these clubs. Interviews were conducted with 22 socially vulnerable youths that play a sport at a local sports club. An inductive content analysis was conducted and three themes were discovered that are included in the positive and negative sports experiences: the extent to which the youths experienced visibility of their skills, the extent to which the youths felt confident while playing their sport, and the extent to which the youths felt that sport was a challenge they liked to take on. More importantly, there was a fragile balance within each of the themes and the sports coaches played an important role in installing and maintaining a supportive environment in which the youths could have meaningful, consistent and balanced sports experiences. It is not self-evident that for socially vulnerable youth sports experiences are positive and supporting.

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“…According to the salutogenic model, SoC is considered a universally generalized orientation toward the health end of the health–disease continuum. The salutogenic orientation (vs the pathogenic one) focuses on health promotion and aims to identify ‘salutatory factors’ that actively promote health [ 6 , 78 ]. SoC represents a cross-cultural construct, allowing individuals to select and use internal and external resources available at their own disposal or in those of others to successfully cope with stressors [ 4 ] .…”

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Meaning in life: resilience beyond reserve

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BackgroundThe contribution of psychological factors to brain health and resilience remains poorly investigated. Furthermore, their possible interaction with ‘classical’ cognitive reserve (CR) estimates in predicting perceived mental health and cognitive status has not been specifically addressed.MethodsWe obtained data from 1081 adults responding to questionnaires on the three meaning in life (MiL) dimensions: purpose in life (PiL), sense of coherence (SoC), and engagement with life (EwL). A questionnaire on CR variables was also administered. The outcome measures were self-reported cognitive function and affective status (depression, stress, and anxiety). Multiple linear regression analyses were used to evaluate the association between sociodemographic variables, MiL dimensions, and CR with the two selected outcomes. Mediation analyses, adjusted for age and gender, were applied to determine whether the MiL dimensions mediated the putative effects of CR on self-reported mental and cognitive health.ResultsAll three MiL components, but not CR estimates, correlated with the self-reported affective status of the participants. Higher CR, PiL, and SoC (but not EwL) scores significantly correlated with higher perceived cognitive function. Notably, the observed association between the CR measures and self-reported cognitive function was mediated by PiL and SoC.ConclusionsPsychological MiL dimensions mediate the association between classic CR estimates and self-perceived cognitive function. Further studies on CR could consider including formal measures of such psychological factors to better understand their unique or synergistic contributions, as well as investigate the associated mechanisms maintaining brain function at older ages.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s13195-018-0381-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Aaron Antonovsky’s Development of Salutogenesis, 1979 to 1994

Cited by 44 publications

References 17 publications

Mental health as perceived by Norwegian adolescents living with parental somatic illness: Living in an earthquake zone

Mental health as perceived by Norwegian adolescents living with parental somatic illness: Living in an earthquake zone

Exploring the Sports Experiences of Socially Vulnerable Youth

Meaning in life: resilience beyond reserve

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