Article
Sense of Coherence and Biopsychosocial Health in Spanish Adolescents
Author/s | García Moya, Irene
Moreno Rodríguez, María del Carmen Rivera de los Santos, Francisco José |
Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación |
Publication Date | 2013 |
Deposit Date | 2023-12-02 |
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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 ... 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. |
Funding agencies | Ministerio de Sanidad, Política Social e Igualdad. España Universidad de Sevilla Ministerio de Educación. España |
Project ID. | AP2009–0978 |
Citation | García Moya, I., Moreno Rodríguez, M.d.C. y Rivera de los Santos, F.J. (2013). Sense of Coherence and Biopsychosocial Health in Spanish Adolescents. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 16, E90. https://doi.org/10.1017/sjp.2013.90. |
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