Old and Ill and Still Feeling Well? Determinants of Subjective Well-Being in ≥60 Year Olds: The Role of the Sense of Coherence

Older People, Sense of Coherence and Community

“…Results from a longitudinal study among 74 Germans over 60 years showed that a strong SOC was related to good health and had a positive impact on perceived age-related changes (Schneider et al, 2006). The sense of context explained 63 % of variance in well-being in this study.…”

“…Research among older people shows, as during other periods of the life cycle, that a strong sense of coherence is related to good perceived health and quality of life (Bryant, Corbett, & Kutner, 2001;Holmgren & Söderhamn, 2005;Schneider, Driesch, Kruse, Nehen, & Heuft, 2006;Stenbock-Hult & Sarvimäki, 1994). Results from a longitudinal study among 74 Germans over 60 years showed that a strong SOC was related to good health and had a positive impact on perceived age-related changes (Schneider et al, 2006).…”

The Handbook of Salutogenesis

“…Research among older people shows, as during other periods of the life cycle, that a strong sense of coherence is related to good perceived health and quality of life (Bryant, Corbett, & Kutner, 2001;Holmgren & Söderhamn, 2005;Schneider, Driesch, Kruse, Nehen, & Heuft, 2006;Stenbock-Hult & Sarvimäki, 1994). Results from a longitudinal study among 74 Germans over 60 years showed that a strong SOC was related to good health and had a positive impact on perceived age-related changes .…”

Sense of coherence changes with aging over the second half of life

“…Although some studies have found no relationship between age and SOC within older age groups (Smits, Deeg, & Bosscher, 1995;Schneider, Driesch, Kruse, Nehen, & Heuft, 2006), evidence suggests that change in SOC may not be linear during the second half of life, peaking among late middle aged and young-old individuals (Surtees, Wainwright, Luben, Khaw, & Day, 2003;Nilsson et al, 2003). However, most longitudinal studies are limited in their ability to examine long-term change in SOC.…”