Salutogenesis and Coping: Ways to Overcome Stress and Conflict

Abstract

This Special Issue aims to explore the concepts of stress, coping resources, and coping strategies, which are rooted in several theories, such as the stress and coping theory and the salutogenesis theory, and to understand how their core constructs are manifested in various ethnic and cultural groups around the world. This Special Issue includes 13 articles on salutogenesis and coping from different disciplinary, socio-cultural, historical, political, and economic perspectives. These articles address salutogenesis on the individual, organizational, and societal levels. The empirical studies are based in different societal and national contexts and refer to different ethnic groups within those contexts. Other studies examine international leaders in industry from a global perspective and present a systemic review of the literature concerning individuals in specific professions, such as nursing. The studies in the current Special Issue set the ground for continuing research toward even more comprehensive theoretical grounds; studies that incorporate several theoretical backgrounds and explore a broad theoretical model that may help us to understand successful adaptation in various contexts. In summary, results of studies that incorporate these theories may promote our understanding of the effects of coping resources and strategies, including acculturation strategies used among minority groups for positive adaptation.

Sense of coherence and strategies for coping with stress among nurses

“…SOC turned out to be the most important predictor of general mental health problems and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. It is believed that SOC can play a key role in the onset of these health problems, shaping the perception of and attitudes towards negative work experiences and stress in the work environment [ 32 ].. SOC was found to be the most important predictor for general mental health problems and post-traumatic stress symptoms [ 37 ]. The choice of stress management strategies that are beneficial to human health has an effect on maintaining health potential and functioning in a stressful work environment.…”

Nursing home staff perceptions of challenges and coping strategies during COVID-19 pandemic in China

“… 21 Coping strategies are usually individualized and influenced by personal experiences, education levels and resources available for them in a social context. 22 , 23 Therefore, qualitative research is the most appropriate approach to exploring the challenges and coping strategies experienced by nursing managers, nurses and nursing assistants during the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

Cross-Cultural Comparison of Mental Health Between German and South African Employees: Shame, Self-Compassion, Work Engagement, and Work Motivation

“…Good mental health is associated with high performance, high achievement and the ability to deal with stress (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2011). Dealing with stress, and coping are important mechanisms working in organizations and of building an increasingly healthy world (Braun-Lewensohn and Mayer, 2020;Mayer and Oosthuizen, 2020). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 2004, mental health is defined as a state of well-being that enables an individual to realize their abilities, dealing with daily stress.…”