ArticleSSM. Mental health2021
Order out of chaos: Sense of coherence and the mediating role of coping resources in explaining mental health during COVID-19 in 7 countries.
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- Sense of coherence in Spanish-speaking countries during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review.Medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Psychometric properties of the sense of coherence scale: a cross-sectional study in Spain and Latin America.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Inverse association of sense of coherence with psychological distress during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic: the Toon Health Study.Journal of rural medicine : JRM · 2026Article
- Fostering resilience during COVID-19: a salutogenic framework for managing disruptive change.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Mediating pathways between resilience, mental health and wellbeing: a scoping review of individual, social, and systemic factors.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The Relationship Between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Alcohol Use in First Responders: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Direct, Mediating and Moderating Role of Generalized Resistance Resources.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Psychological distress among Brazilian workers during the initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic: a descriptive study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- COVID-19-Related Stress and Resilience Resources: A Comparison Between Adoptive and non-Adoptive Mothers.Family journal (Alexandria, Va.) · 2023Article
- Gender differences in sense of coherence among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.Health promotion international · 2023Article
- Loneliness before and after COVID-19: Sense of Coherence and Hope as Coping Mechanisms.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Sense of coherence and social support as predictors of mental health during COVID-19 pandemic.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2023Article
- Cultural values and changes in happiness in 78 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of data from the World Happiness Reports.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Deriving Meaning from Chaos: The Mediating Role of the Sense of Coherence in the Serial Relationships among Fear of COVID-19, Indices of Psychological Distress, and Life Satisfaction.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Adaptive responding to prolonged stress exposure: A binational study on the impact of flexibility on latent profiles of cognitive, emotional and behavioural responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.Health & social care in the community · 2022Article
- The long-term buffering effect of sense of coherence on psychopathological symptoms during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective observational study.Journal of psychiatric research · 2022Observational
- The Association between the Sense of Coherence and the Self-Reported Adherence to Guidelines during the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Israel.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Health-Promoting Quality of Life at Work during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A 12-Month Longitudinal Study on the Work-Related Sense of Coherence in Acute Care Healthcare Professionals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Observational
- Financial Loss and Depressive Symptoms in University Students During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Comparison Between 23 Countries.International journal of public health · 2022Article
- Socioeconomic status and mental health during the COVID-19 crisis: Are sense of coherence, sense of community coherence and sense of national coherence predictors for mental health?Health psychology report · 2022Article
- Validation of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10 in South Africa: Item Response Theory and Classical Test Theory.Psychology research and behavior management · 2022Article
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Abstract
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the universal chaos created by it, this study explores the role of sense of coherence (Soc, Antonovsky, 1979) and how it enables coping with a stressful situation and staying well. SOC is a generalized orientation which allows one to perceive the world as comprehensible, manageable, and meaningful. In an attempt to understand 'how does the SOC work' we employed the salutogenic assumption that a strong SOC allows one to reach out in any given situation and find those resources appropriate to the specific stressor. Thus, we hypothesized that the positive impact of SOC on mental health outcomes would be mediated through coping resources that are particularly salient in times of crisis. One resource is related to the micro level (perceived family support) and the other concerns the macro level (trust in leaders and social-political institutions). Data collection was conducted in different countries during May-June 2020 via online platforms. The data included 7 samples of adult participants (age 18-90) from Israel (n = 669), Italy (n = 899), Spain (n = 476), Germany (n = 708), Austria (n = 1026), Switzerland (n = 147), and the U.S. (n = 506). The questionnaires included standard tools (MHC-SF, SOC-13) as well as questionnaires of perceived family support and trust that were adapted to the pandemic context. As expected, SOC was associated with mental health in all the samples. Perceived family support and trust in leaders and social-political institutions mediated the relationships between SOC and mental health, controlling for age, gender, and level of financial risk. It appears that SOC has a universal meaning, not limited by cultural and situational characteristics. The discussion focuses on the theoretical, social, and political applications of the salutogenic model - and its core concept of SOC - in the context of coping with a global pandemic across different cultural contexts and countries.
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