How stable is sense of coherence? Changes following an intervention for unemployed individuals

Vastamäki, Jaana; Moser, Klaus; Paul, Karsten Ingmar

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9450.2008.00695.x

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“…No significant change of SOC scores occurred. Although other studies have demonstrated that an increase of SOC scores is possible, this requires intensive interventions focused on empowerment and development of reflection capabilities (Super et al 2015, Kähönen et al 2012, Vastamäki et al 2009). The "Healthy Slotermeer" project probably lacked that high degree of intensiveness.…”

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confidence: 99%

Public Health Citizen Science; Perceived Impacts on Citizen Scientists: A Case Study in a Low-Income Neighbourhood in the Netherlands

Broeder

Lemmens

Uysal³

et al. 2017

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Citizen science -the active participation of lay people in research -may yield crucial local knowledge and increase research capacity. Recently, there is growing interest to understand benefits for citizen scientists themselves. We studied the perceived impacts of participation in a public health citizen science project on citizen scientists in a disadvantaged neighbourhood in the Netherlands. Local citizen scientists, characterised by low income and low educational level -many of whom were of migrant origin -were trained to interview fellow residents about health-enhancing and health-damaging neighbourhood features. Experiences of these citizen scientists were collected through focus groups and interviews and analysed using a theoretical model of potential citizen science benefits. The results show that the citizen scientists perceived participation in the project as a positive experience. They acquired a broader understanding of health and its determinants and knowledge about healthy lifestyles, and took action to change their own health behaviour. They reported improved self confidence and social skills, and expanded their network across cultural boundaries. Health was perceived as a topic that helped people with different backgrounds to relate to one another. The project also induced joint action to improve the neighbourhood's health. We conclude that citizen science benefits participants with low educational or literacy level. Moreover, it seems to be a promising approach that can help promote health in underprivileged communities by strengthening personal skills and social capital. However, embedding projects in broader health promotion strategies and long-term engagement of citizen scientists should be pursued to accomplish this.

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Public Health Citizen Science; Perceived Impacts on Citizen Scientists: A Case Study in a Low-Income Neighbourhood in the Netherlands

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Lemmens

Uysal³

et al. 2017

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“…However, research also pointed to the differential clinical and physiological correlates of the three SOC components and to their differential susceptibility to interventions (e.g., Bergstein, Weizman, & Solomon, 2008;Lindfors, Lundberg, & Lundberg, 2006;Vastamäki et al, 2009). Relatedly, Nio (2010) found differences between healthy adolescents and adolescents with congenital heart disease primarily on the SOC components of comprehensibility and manageability, and less so on meaningfulness.…”

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“…The experience of striving to find employment yet being unable to do so indeed is frustrating and demoralising for young adults (Vastamäki, Moser, & Paul, 2009). As such, future research should focus on more representative samples to capture the diversity of challenges with which young people are confronted.…”

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The 13-Item Sense of Coherence Scale in Dutch-Speaking Adolescents and Young Adults: Structural Validity, Age Trends, and Chronic Disease

Luyckx¹,

Goossens²,

Apers³

et al. 2012

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The present study focused on the structural validity of the Dutch 13-item sense of coherence (SOC) scale, examined age trends in SOC in adolescence and young adulthood, and investigated the potential impact of chronic disease on SOC. Eight samples of Belgian high school students, college students, and young adult employees were used (total N = 2,781); 380 of them aged 14-18 years were diagnosed with congenital heart disease. The SOC-13 scale proved to be structurally valid, as configural, metric, and scalar invariance was established. In line with salutogenic theory, SOC was found to increase with age through the teens and twenties. Relatedly, whereas high school and college students did not differ on mean SOC scores, employed young adults scored significantly higher. Having congenital heart disease was associated with higher levels of SOC in 14-18 year olds: they displayed similarly high scores on SOC as healthy individuals in their late twenties.In contrast to the pathogenic paradigm focusing on the origins of disease, the salutogenic paradigm focuses on the origins of health and captures mechanisms through which individuals manage stress and stay healthy (Antonovsky, 1979). Sense of coherence (SOC), a key salutogenic construct, is defined as "a global orientation that expresses the extent to which one has a pervasive, enduring though dynamic feeling of confidence that (1) the stimuli deriving from one's internal and external environments in the course of

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“…Interventions that provide meaning and self-efficacy in the workplace exist (Turner, Kessler, & House, 1991;Vastamäki, Moser, & Paul, 2009). Open, shared office spaces with natural lighting, for example, contribute to information sharing, to employee motivation, and to a sense of belonging to a community.…”

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Using wellbeing for public policy: Theory, measurement, and recommendations

Adler¹,

Seligman²

2016

Intnl. J. Wellbeing

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Indicators of social progress are the primary drivers of public policy. If existing economic measures of prosperity are complemented with wellbeing metrics that better capture changes in individuals' quality of life, decision makers will be better informed to assess and design policy. The science of wellbeing has yielded extensive knowledge and measurement instruments during more than three decades. We review the existing wellbeing literature and answer three questions: (1) What is wellbeing? (2) How do we measure wellbeing? And, importantly, distinguishing this review from previous ones, (3) How do we use wellbeing metrics to assess and design policy? We suggest that the science of wellbeing is empirically mature enough to complement economic assessments of national progress. We build on existing work to provide recommendations on metrics and new, specific policies for societal wellbeing.

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How stable is sense of coherence? Changes following an intervention for unemployed individuals

Cited by 86 publications

References 53 publications

Public Health Citizen Science; Perceived Impacts on Citizen Scientists: A Case Study in a Low-Income Neighbourhood in the Netherlands

Public Health Citizen Science; Perceived Impacts on Citizen Scientists: A Case Study in a Low-Income Neighbourhood in the Netherlands

The 13-Item Sense of Coherence Scale in Dutch-Speaking Adolescents and Young Adults: Structural Validity, Age Trends, and Chronic Disease

Using wellbeing for public policy: Theory, measurement, and recommendations

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