The Relevance of Salutogenesis to Social Issues Besides Health: The Case of Sense of Coherence and Intergroup Relations

Sagy, Shifra; Mana, Adi

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-04600-6_9

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“…They found that group members tended to view collective narratives of their in-group as legitimate and feel more empathy and less anger regarding in-group collective narratives as compared to out-group narratives. Findings in several conflict zones revealed that perceptions of conflicting collective narratives play a central role in positioning one's own group identity in relation to the out-group (Sagy & Mana, 2017).…”

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Sense of community coherence, perceptions of collective narratives, and identity strategies in intra- and interreligious group conflicts.

Mana¹,

Srour²,

Sagy³

2021

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology

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The aim of this article is to develop understanding of intra-and interreligious conflicts. We explored the relationships between sense of community coherence, perceptions of collective narratives, and identity strategies in the context of two religious conflicts in Israeli society: The intrareligious conflict between ultra-Orthodox Jews and national-religious Jews and between Muslim and Christian Arab Israeli citizens. Questionnaires were administered to 401 ultra-Orthodox Jews (180 males), 388 national-religious Jews (186 males), 1,321 Muslims (603 males), and 928 Christians (455 males). We hypothesized that the relationships between the sense of community coherence and the identity strategies of integration, separation, and competition would be mediated by the tendency to reject or accept in-group and/or outgroup collective narratives. The mediation model was confirmed with stronger effect among the groups with strong sense of community coherence (ultra-Orthodox Jews, Muslim Arabs). The similarities and differences in cases of intra-and interreligious conflicts are discussed in relation to concepts like sense of community coherence, collective narratives, and identity strategies. Public Significance StatementThis study advances the idea that the construct of sense of community coherence (SOCC) relates to adherence to the in-group and rejection of the out-group. The results revealed that in contexts of both inter-and intra-religious conflict, members of the group identified with strong SOCC expressed strong tendency towards separation, while religious groups with weaker levels of SOCC expressed greater openness to conflicting collective narratives of the other group.

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confidence: 99%

Sense of community coherence, perceptions of collective narratives, and identity strategies in intra- and interreligious group conflicts.

Mana¹,

Srour²,

Sagy³

2021

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology

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“…In addition to the three established components of SOC, recent scientific literature has pointed to a fourth component: influence. This can be understood as the degree to which people feel they can affect their community (Elfassi et al, 2016;Sagy and Mana, 2017). The existence of community SOC has the potential to facilitate the enhancement of collective abilities.…”

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‘A synergy model of health’: an integration of salutogenesis and the health assets model

Pérez-Wilson

Marcos-Marcos

Morgan

et al. 2020

Health Promotion International

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Summary This article proposes to advance the connections between salutogenic theory and assets models for health improvement. There is a need to integrate their use in public health and health promotion so that their respective potentials can be fully developed. This requires their synergies to be made more explicit so that a more coherent approach can be taken to their utilization. A mechanism is therefore needed that helps to raise awareness of them and their value as a resource together. Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological theory provides one framework that can support better integration of salutogenesis with the applied nature of assets-based models. This paper proposes a new ‘synergy model for health’ that integrates key concepts associated with salutogenic theory—generalized and specific resistance resources (GRRs/SRRs) and generalized and specific resistance deficits and the sense of coherence (SOC). In doing so, it highlights those GRRs and SRRs which are assets that, either individually or collectively, help to develop a stronger SOC. Higher levels of SOC can then support the transformations of potential resources into available assets (that people can understand, manage and make sense of), capable of producing positive health development. The proposed ‘Synergy model of health’ aims to contribute to a deeper theoretical understanding of health and development through the integration of the key elements of both salutogenesis and assets models. This can facilitate a better contextualization of the ideas into public health policy and practice by making the salutogenic theory more action-oriented and the assets model more theoretical.

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“…This episode indicates discontinuity in the family coherence in terms of multiple losses, beyond the death of the beloved family member. Displacement, loss of a safe and secure shelter (the bombarded school), destruction of their home, and a diffuse sense of insecurity during and after the conflict undermined the sense of coherence of this family (Sagy & Mana, ). This showed an inability to comprehend, manage, and give sense to the multiple losses and ongoing conditions of uncertainty in which they live.…”

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Community Work in the Ongoing Crisis Context of Gaza: Integrating a Public Health and Human Rights Approach

Diab

Veronese

Jamei

et al. 2018

ANZ J of Family Therapy

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Moving from socio-ecological perspectives, our work aims to explore and analyse the synergy of public healthand human rights-informed frameworks in the provision of mental health services in The Gaza Strip, a context characterised by war, trauma, and human rights violations over the past several decades. We discuss issues related to human rights violations and link these to the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention in public mental health. Two case studies about families affected by war and violence in 2009 will be analysed to highlight how human rights issues are deeply embedded in interventions aimed at promoting functioning and subjective wellbeing in individuals and families living in conditions of chronic uncertainty. Working with families affected by ongoing political violence requires constant attention to human rights, which goes beyond psychotherapeutic and psychobiological interventions. Mental health services help communities living under occupation by developing resilience and survival skills throughout participative approaches. Directions for clinical work and research are discussed. Key Points1 In conflict zones, family and community are severely affected and rendered dysfunctional. 2 Ecologically and culturally informed family and community-based interventions promote salutogenesis and healing processes within the community. 3 Fostering resilience occurs in the service of human rights and allows citizens to function optimally under the present traumatic reality. 4 Working with families affected by ongoing political violence requires constant attention to human rights. 5 A synergistic approach to human rights and public mental health can reduce symptoms of psychopathology and create active and engaged citizens.

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The Relevance of Salutogenesis to Social Issues Besides Health: The Case of Sense of Coherence and Intergroup Relations

Cited by 53 publications

References 21 publications

Sense of community coherence, perceptions of collective narratives, and identity strategies in intra- and interreligious group conflicts.

Sense of community coherence, perceptions of collective narratives, and identity strategies in intra- and interreligious group conflicts.

‘A synergy model of health’: an integration of salutogenesis and the health assets model

Community Work in the Ongoing Crisis Context of Gaza: Integrating a Public Health and Human Rights Approach

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