The
Sense of Coherence as a Resource in Cealing With Stress
G.D. Bishop |
This
study investigated the role of the sense of coherence (SOG) as a
resource in dealing with life stress, One hundred and eighty-six
Singaporeans filled out a questionnaire concerned with life stress
(both major events and daily hassles), sense of coherence and recent
illness experience. The results showed that whereas the measure of
daily hassles was a significant predictor of both number and severity
of illness for individuals low in sense of coherence, the relationship
between stress and illness was not significant for individuals scoring
high in sense of coherence. These results support the hypothesis
that a sense of coherence buffers the effects of life stress.
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