Scientific Articles

We provide you a selection of papers by members of the Global Working Group (GWG) on Salutogenesis, as well as two original papers by Aaron Antonovsky. Furthermore, you find selected published papers on Salutogenesis by members of STARS ordered by year of publication.

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 STARS members

Hochwälder, J. (2024). Antonovsky’s construct of sense of coherence and the tripartite construct of meaning in life: Comparison and implications. The Humanistic Psychologist. Access here

Brunelli, L., Smith, H., & Woolrych, R. (2022). A salutogenic urban design framework: the case of UK local high streets and older people. Health Promotion International, 37(5), daac102. Access here

Ratnayake, D. R. D. L., Usoof, R. S. A., & Ekanayake, L. (2023). Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a Sinhalese version of the Sense of Coherence 13-item scale among adolescents in Sri Lanka. Ceylon Journal of Science, 52(4), 485-493. Access here

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