Developmental contexts and sense of coherence in adolescence: A systematic review

• Published in: Journal of health psychology Vol. 18; no. 6; pp. 800 - 812
• Main Authors: Rivera, Francisco, García-Moya, Irene, Moreno, Carmen, Ramos, Pilar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01-06-2013; Sage Publications
• Subjects: Adolescence; Adolescent; Adolescent Development; Adolescents; Age Factors; Biological and medical sciences; Demographic aspects; Developmental psychology; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Health; Humans; Illness and personality; Male; Medical research; Neighbourhoods; Personality, behavior and health; Psychological Tests; Psychology and medicine; Psychology, Adolescent; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Reliability; Self; Sense of Coherence; Sex Factors; Validity; Europe; Spain; adolescence; context; sense of coherence; systematic review; health psychology; Human; Context; Social environment; Salutogenesis; Mental health; Sense of coherence; Review; Medical psychology; Adolescent; Development; Public health
• ISSN: 1359-1053; 1461-7277
• DOI: 10.1177/1359105312455077

The salutogenic model has led to revolutionary changes in the study of health. In recent years, a large amount of research has been carried out on the relationship between sense of coherence and health, but relatively little is known about sense of coherence in adolescence. This study is a systematic review of the studies that looked at sense of coherence in adolescent samples. Valuable information is provided regarding the characteristics of the samples, the reliability of the sense of coherence scale versions, the influence of demographic variables and how family, school, peers and neighbourhood impact sense of coherence development. Furthermore, future directions for the study of sense of coherence in adolescence are provided.