Development and quality analysis of the Salutogenic Health Indicator Scale (SHIS)

Abstract

Our health description was characterized by complexity, but the instrument is a short salutogenic health indicator scale. The shortness increases the usability. The instrument seems to be able to offset the current problem of there being a lack of salutogenic health measurement instruments. The results indicate that further testing is justified.

The Application of Salutogenesis to Work

“…Some measures have been presented, but it remains clear that the field lacks indicators and instruments for measuring positive health, which might be due to the lack of a concise definition of this phenomena to be measured (cf. Bringsén, Andersson, & Ejlertsson, 2009;Keyes, 2007;Seligman, 2008). Here, researchers face the challenging task of developing a coherent concept of positive health in order to show how work affects it.…”

The Sense of Coherence and Its Measurement

“…He later widened the perspective (Antonovsky, 1987) with sense of coherence also conceived at the family level. Recent research shows that the sense of coherence concept and measurement also can be applied in organizations such as a workplace (Bauer & Jenny, 2012;Bringsén, 2010;Bringsén, Andersson & Ejlertsson, 2009;Forbech & Hanson, 2013;Graeser, 2011;Mayer & Krause, 2011;Mayer & Boness, 2011;Nilsson, Andersson, Ejlertsson, & Troein, 2012;Orvik & Axelsson, 2012;Vogt, Jenny & Bauer, 2013 Research that examines and discusses salutogenesis and the sense of coherence at a societal level is sparse. Braun-Lewensohn and Sagy (2011) report findings from studies using an instrument adapted for societal sense of coherence (Sense of Community Coherence), which contains seven questions describing how the individual experiences the society in terms of comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness.…”

Psychometric analysis of the Salutogenic Health Indicator Scale (SHIS) in adolescents

“…To meet this need, the Salutogenic Health Indicator Scale (SHIS) was developed and psychometrically tested in an adult population [2]. However, there is still a need for a short salutogenic health instrument for use with adolescents, and this study thus provides a psychometric analysis of the SHIS in the adolescent population.…”

“…However, most health measurement instruments are based on a pathogenic approach. Therefore, Bringsén et al [2] developed the SHIS, which was influenced by the salutogenic theory of one's sense of coherence (SOC). The SOC theory was developed by Antonovsky [4], in which health is considered a subjective experience related to a strong SOC.…”

“…The SOC theory was developed by Antonovsky [4], in which health is considered a subjective experience related to a strong SOC. Bringsén et al [2] provided the following description of health: "Health is a positive subjective experience of oneself as a whole. Health is measurable by using individuals' feelings / experiences of physical, mental, and social well-being as indicators" [2, p. 14].…”