Scientific Articles

We provide you a selection of links to articles by members of the Global Working Group (GWG) on Salutogenesis, as well as to two original articles by Aaron Antonovsky. Furthermore, you find articles on Salutogenesis provided by members of STARS.

Articles by Aaron Antonovsky

Antonovsky, A. (1996). The salutogenic model as a theory to guide health promotion. Health promotion international, 11(1), 11-18. Access here.

Antonovsky, A. (1993). The structure and properties of the sense of coherence scale. Social science & medicine, 36(6), 725-733. Access here.

Key articles by members of the GWG

Bauer, G. F., Roy, M., Bakibinga, P., Contu, P., Downe, S., Eriksson, M., … & Vinje, H. F. (2020). Future directions for the concept of salutogenesis: a position article. Health Promotion International, 35(2), 187-195. Access here.

Mittelmark, M. B., & Bull, T. (2013). The salutogenic model of health in health promotion research. Global Health Promotion, 20(2), 30-38. Access here.

Eriksson, M., & Lindström, B. (2008). A salutogenic interpretation of the Ottawa Charter. Health promotion international, 23(2), 190-199. Access here.

Eriksson, M., & Lindström, B. (2007). Antonovsky’s sense of coherence scale and its relation with quality of life: a systematic review. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 61(11), 938-944. Access here.

Bauer, G., Davies, J. K., Pelikan, J., & Euhpid Theory Working Group and The Euhpid Consortium. (2006). The EUHPID Health Development Model for the classification of public health indicators. Health promotion international, 21(2), 153-159. Access here.

Eriksson, M., & Lindström, B. (2006). Antonovsky’s sense of coherence scale and the relation with health: a systematic review. Journal of epidemiology & community health, 60(5), 376-381. Access here.

Eriksson, M., & Lindström, B. (2005). Validity of Antonovsky’s sense of coherence scale: a systematic review. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 59(6), 460-466. Access here.

Selected articles published by members of STARS

Alharbi, F. S., Aljemaiah, A. I., & Osman, M. (2022). Validation of the factor structure and psychometric characteristics of the Arabic adaptation of the sense of coherence SOC-13 scale: a confirmatory factor analysis. BMC psychology, 10(1), 1-15. Access here.

Atias, D., Machluf-Biton, M., Lior, Y., Ohayon, O., & Antonovsky, A. (2022). Coping mechanisms and burnout among checkpoint soldiers in the IDF: a salutogenic perspective. Health promotion international. Access here.

Brett, C. E., Mathieson, M. L., & Rowley, A. M. (2022). Determinants of wellbeing in university students: The role of residential status, stress, loneliness, resilience, and sense of coherence. Current Psychology, 1-10. Access here.

Celeste, R. K., Scalco, G. P., Abegg, C., Pattussi, M. P., Ely, H. C., Davoglio, R. S., & do Carmo Matias Freire, M. (2022). Structural validity of the Brazilian version of the Sense of Coherence scale (SOC-13) in oral health research: exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. BMC Oral Health, 22(1), 1-9. Access here.

Pachi, A., Sikaras, C., Ilias, I., Panagiotou, A., Zyga, S., Tsironi, M., … & Tselebis, A. (2022). Burnout, Depression and Sense of Coherence in Nurses during the Pandemic Crisis. In Healthcare, 10(1). Access here.

Pijpker, R., van der Kamp, D., Vader, S., den Broeder, L., & Wagemakers, A. (2022). 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, 10(1). Access here.

Pijpker, R., Veen, E. J., Vaandrager, L., Koelen, M., & Bauer, G. F. (2022). Developing an Intervention and Evaluation Model of Outdoor Therapy for Employee Burnout: Unraveling the Interplay Between Context, Processes, and Outcomes. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. Access here.

Reinodt, S., Haglund, E., Bremander, A., Jarbin, H., & Larsson, I. (2022). Adolescents’ Long-Term Experiences of Manageability, Comprehensibility, and Meaningfulness of a Group-Based Exercise Intervention for Depression. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(5). Access here.

Robinson, S. M. (2022). The Enriched Environment in a Person-Centered Approach to the Promotion and Maintenance of Well-Being: A Salutogenic Model. Journal of the Center for Applied Social Neuroscience, 412. Access here.

Shorey, S., Ang, E., Baridwan, N. S., Bonito, S. R., Dones, L. B. P., Flores, J. L., … & Kunaviktikul, W. (2022). Salutogenesis and COVID-19 pandemic impacting nursing education across SEANERN affiliated universities: A multi-national study. Nurse Education Today, 105277. Access here.

Tušl, M., de Bloom, J., & Bauer, G. F. (2022). Sense of coherence, off-job crafting, and mental well-being: A path of positive health development. Health Promotion International, 37(6). Access here.

Antonovsky, A., Danon, R., Schiff, M., & Shelef, L. (2021). Predicting mental burnout among Israeli Home Front Command soldiers during the covid-19 pandemic. Health Promotion International, 1-13. Access here.

Chan, S. H., & Shorey, S. (2021). Healthcare professionals’ sense of coherence of parental involvement in neonatal intensive care units: A framework synthesis. Research in Nursing & Health, 44(6), 875-890. Access here.

Danioni, F., Sorgente, A., Barni, D., Canzi, E., Ferrari, L., Ranieri, S., … & Lanz, M. (2021). Sense of coherence and COVID-19: A longitudinal study. The Journal of Psychology, 155(7), 657-677. Access here.

Hardy, L. J., Mana, A., Mundell, L., Neuman, M., Benheim, S., & Otenyo, E. (2021). Who is to blame for COVID-19? Examining politicized fear and health behavior through a mixed methods study in the United States. PloS one, 16(9). Access here.

Hardy, L. J., Mana, A., Mundell, L., Benheim, S., Morales, K. T., & Sagy, S. (2021). Living in opposition: How women in the United States cope in spite of mistrust of federal leadership during the pandemic of Covid‐19. Journal of Community Psychology, 49(6), 2059-2070. Access here.

Limarutti, A., Maier, M. J., & Mir, E. (2021). Exploring loneliness and students’ sense of coherence (S-SoC) in the university setting. Current Psychology, 1-12. Access here.

Mana, A., Bauer, G. F., Magistretti, C. M., Sardu, C., Juvinyà-Canal, D., Hardy, L. J., … & Sagy, S. (2021). Order out of Chaos: Sense of coherence and the mediating role of coping resources in explaining mental health during COVID-19 in 7 countries. SSM-Mental Health. Access here.

Mana, A., Super, S., Sardu, C., Juvinya Canal, D., Moran, N., & Sagy, S. (2021). Individual, social and national coping resources and their relationships with mental health and anxiety: A comparative study in Israel, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands during the Coronavirus pandemic. Global Health Promotion, 28(2), 17-26. Access here.

Mana, A., Catz, O., Mana, Y., Neuman, M., Benheim, S., & Sagy, S. (2021). How do people cope during the COVID-19 pandemic and stay well? A salutogenic longitudinal study in Israel. Frontiers in Psychology, 4377. Access here.

Meier Magistretti, C., Sallaway-Costello, J., Fatima, S., & Hartnoll, R. (2021). People-Planet-Health: promoting grassroots movements through participatory co-production. Global Health Promotion, 28(4), 83-87. Access here.

Misamer, M., Signerski-Krieger, J., Bartels, C., & Belz, M. (2021). Internal locus of control and sense of coherence decrease during the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey of students and professionals in social work. Frontiers in Sociology, 174. Access here.

Polhuis, K. C., Vaandrager, L., Soedamah-Muthu, S. S., & Koelen, M. A. (2021). Development of a salutogenic intervention for healthy eating among Dutch type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Health Promotion International, 36(6), 1694-1704. Access here.

Thompson, K., Herens, M., van Ophem, J., & Wagemakers, A. (2021). Strengthening sense of coherence: Evidence from a physical activity intervention targeting vulnerable adults. Preventive medicine reports, 24, 101554. Access here.