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Sense of Coherence and Biopsychosocial Health in Spanish Adolescents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 November 2013

Irene García-Moya ,
Carmen Moreno  and
Francisco Rivera
Irene García-Moya*
Affiliation:
Universidad de Sevilla (Spain)
Carmen Moreno
Affiliation:
Universidad de Sevilla (Spain)
Francisco Rivera
Affiliation:
Universidad de Huelva (Spain)
*
*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Irene García-Moya. Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación. Universidad de Sevilla. C/ Camilo José Cela, s/n. 41018. Seville (Spain). Phone: +34–954554331. E-mail: irenegm@us.es
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyse the effect of the SOC on the main components of biopsychosocial health separately, thereby contributing to a better understanding of the relationship between the SOC and health in adolescence. The sample consisted of 7,580 Spanish adolescents aged 13 to 18 who had participated in the 2009/10 edition of the WHO international survey Health Behaviour in School-aged Children. Using multivariate analysis of variance, the effects of the SOC and demographic variables (including interaction effects between them) on different health components were analysed. A higher SOC was associated with better self-rated health, lower frequency of somatic and psychological complaints and higher quality of life and life satisfaction. Thus, results support the association between SOC and positive health outcomes, especially for the psychological components of health. In addition, the effect of SOC on the various health components was homogeneous among all of the adolescents, regardless of gender and age.

Keywords

sense of coherenceadolescencehealthsalutogenesis
Type
Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 16 , 2013 , E90
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Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2013 

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