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Martin Bergström. Photo: Patrik Hekkala

Martin Bergström

Senior lecturer | Associate Professor | PhD in Social Work

Martin Bergström. Photo: Patrik Hekkala

Sense of coherence: definition and explanation

Author

  • Martin Bergström
  • Kjell Hansson
  • Ann-Marie Lundblad
  • Marianne Cederblad

Summary, in English

The present study is one of a few that have used "sense of coherence" (SOC) as a dependent variable in an explanatory model. After studying three different samples - 680 students, 180 parents and 315 couples - we conclude that family relational and psychopathological variables contribute significantly to the explanation of SOC (explained variance between 10-27 and 26-50 per cent). In total, we obtained an explained variance of between 42 and 64 per cent. This leads us to the conclusion that in all three samples, SOC is multifaceted and thereby is more than simply an opposite state to depression. Context may play an important part in the explanation of SOC.

Department/s

  • School of Social Work
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Publishing year

2006

Language

English

Pages

219-229

Publication/Series

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volume

15

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Topic

  • Social Work

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1369-6866