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The sense of coherence in patients with Menière's disease

Auris Nasus Larynx, 2014
To investigate how the ability to adapt, measured by the sense of coherence (SOC), is related to specific complaints of Menière's disease (MD) and the disease specific and general health related quality of life (EQ-5D) and on disease specific impact of the disease (MD-impact).Postal survey, including a structured questionnaire on EQ-5D, SOC, symptoms ...
Sirpa, Ketola, Hilla, Levo, Jyrki, Rasku, Ilmari, Pyykkö, Erna, Kentala   +4 more
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Sense of coherence and periodontal health outcomes

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 2016
Sense of Coherence (SOC) has been associated with perceived oral health measures, but the contribution of SOC to clinical measures is still unclear. The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to evaluate the potential association between periodontal health outcomes, such as periodontal clinical parameters and perceived periodontal health, and SOC.
Renata Magalhães, Cyrino, Fernando Oliveira, Costa, José Roberto, Cortelli, Sheila Cavalca, Cortelli, Luís Otávio Miranda, Cota   +4 more
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PTSD in Paramedics: Resilience and Sense of Coherence

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 2013
Background: Paramedics are frequently subjected to traumatic experiences and have higher PTSD prevalence rates than people in the general population. However, the vast majority of paramedics do not develop PTSD. While several risk factors for PTSD have been established, little is known about protective factors.
Markus, Streb, Pascal, Häller, Tanja, Michael   +2 more
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Antonovsky’s Sense of Coherence: Trait or State?

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 2000
<i>Background:</i> The aim of this study was first to analyze the stability of Antonovsky’s Sense of Coherence (SOC) as a measure of a person’s world view over time; secondly, to investigate its relationship with depression and anxiety. <i>Methods:</i> Data from two longitudinal studies were used: a study of severely injured ...
Schnyder U, Büchi S, Sensky T, Klaghofer R   +3 more
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Validating Antonovsky's sense of Coherence scale

Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1994
This study empirically supported Antonovsky's predictions that a person's Sense of Coherence is implicated in coping with life stresses and psychological distress. Sense of Coherence scales accounted for as much variance in criterion measures of Life Events stressors, Depression, and Anxiety as did traditional locus of control and social support ...
R B, Flannery, J C, Perry, W E, Penk, G J, Flannery   +3 more
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Sense of coherence and emotional health in adolescents

Journal of Adolescence, 2011
ABSTRACTThe present paper investigates possible gender and age differences on emotional states (state depression and state anxiety) and sense of coherence (SOC) as well as the association between SOC and emotional states. The cross‐sectional sectional sample consists of 1209 adolescents 13–18 years from public elementary and secondary schools in Mid ...
Unni K, Moksnes, Geir A, Espnes, Monica, Lillefjell   +2 more
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The structure and properties of the sense of coherence scale

Social Science & Medicine, 1993
Previous work of the author presents a salutogenic theoretical model designed to explain maintenance or improvement of location on a health ease/dis-ease continuum. The model's core construct, the Sense of Coherence (SOC), was consciously formulated in terms which are thought to be applicable crossculturally.
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The Role of Sense of Coherence in Knowledge Sharing

2018
Knowledge sharing is a key competence in a work context. In this study we address knowledge sharing from an individual difference perspective, exploring whether an employee’s sense of coherence influences knowledge sharing. Additionally, we investigate whether dedication to diversified learning mediates the relationship between Sense of Coherence (SOC)
Jannica Heinström, Farhan Ahmad
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Some conceptual considerations on the sense of coherence

Social Science & Medicine, 1997
Aaron Antonovsky's sense of coherence (SOC) [(1987) Unraveling the Mystery of Health, How People Manage Stress and Stay Well, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco] ought to explain why some people manage stress and stay well while others break down. According to Antonovsky's formulation, SOC is strongly developed if a person sees the world as comprehensible (i.e.
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Sense of Coherence and Unemployment

2010
This dissertation examined sense of coherence in the context of unemployment. Four main questions based on Antonovsky’s (1979, 1987a) theory and on earlier unemployment research were proposed. Firstly, the stability of sense of coherence following a labor market intervention and a change in life situation (reemployment) was studied.
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