Sense of coherence : structure, stability and health promoting role in working life
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Jyväskylä Studies in Education, Psychology and Social ResearchTekijät
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2000Four main questions based on Antonovsky's (1979, 1987a) sense of coherence theory were proposed in the present study. Firstly, the structure of the sense of coherence questionnaire (the 13-item Orientation to Life Questionnaire; Antonovsky, 1987a) was studied. Secondly, the stability of and mean changes in sense of coherence over time were investigated and, in addition, the relation of an individual's age and employment experiences to the changes in sense of coherence. Finally, sense of coherence was investigated as a mediator and as a moderator between the relationships of work characteristics and well-being. The study was based on five occupational samples: (1) technical designers (N = 989), (2) two age groups of technical designers (N = 352), (3) teachers (N = 1012), (4) managers (N = 1035) and, (5) employees in four organizations (N = 219). Samples 2 and 5 were longitudinal and the other three cross-sectional data designs. The results of confirmatory factor analysis showed that the 13-item Orientation to Life Questionnaire is not a unidimensional measure but the structures based on the item classification (meaningfulness, comprehensibility and manageability) characterized its structure fairly well. Sense of coherence was found to represent a moderately stable personality factor over 1-year and 5-year follow-up periods. Age did not play any role in stability of and mean changes in sense of coherence. Although the employment experiences were not related to the stability of sense of coherence, those subjects who had faced unemployment during the 5-year follow-up period had a weaker sense of coherence than those who had been in full-time employment throughout the follow-up. Sense of coherence showed a strong main effect on well-being: the stronger the subjects' sense of coherence was, the less they reported psychosomatic symptoms and emotional exhaustion at work. The mediator analyses of the study highlighted the major role of a good organizational climate as enhancing sense of coherence and consequently wellbeing. Sense of coherence moderated the work characteristics - well-being relationships in three ways: (1) subjects with a strong sense of coherence were better protected from the adverse work characteristics than subjects with a weak sense of coherence, (2) good social relations at the work place emphasized wellbeing among subjects with a very weak sense of coherence and, (3) high work demands had salutary effects on well-being when accompanied by a strong sense of coherence and pathogenic effects when accompanied by a weak sense of coherence.
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ISBN
978-951-39-8000-9Julkaisuun sisältyy osajulkaisuja
- Artikkeli I: Feldt, T., & Rasku, A. (1998). The structure of Antonovsky's Orientation to Life Questionnaire. Personality and Individual Differences, 25(5), 505-516. DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(98)00077-4
- Artikkeli II: Feldt, T., Leskinen, E., Kinnunen, U., & Mauno, S. (2000). Longitudinal factor analysis models in assesment of stability of sense of coherence. Personal and Individual Differences, 28(1), 239 -257. DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(99)00094-X
- Artikkeli III: Feldt, T., Leskinen, E., Kinnunen, U., & Ruoppila, I. (2003). The stability of sense of coherence: comparing two age groups in a 5-year follow-up. Personality and Individual Differences, 35, 1151-1165. DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00325-2
- Artikkeli IV: Feldt, T., Kinnunen, U., & Mauno, S. (2000). A mediational model of sense of coherence in the work context: a one-year follow-up study. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 21(4), 461-476. DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(200006)21:4<461::AID-JOB11>3.0.CO;2-T
- Artikkeli V: Feldt, T. (1997). The role of sense of coherence in well-being at work: analysis of main and moderator effects. Work and Stress, 11, 134-147. DOI: 10.1080/02678379708256830
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elämänhallinta henkinen hyvinvointi hyvinvointi ikä koherenssi mittarit (mittaus) psykososiaaliset tekijät stressi stressinhallinta terveyden edistäminen terveys terveysvaikutukset työ työelämä työhyvinvointi työntekijät työolot työpsykologia työsuojelu työterveys työttömyys working life Work environment job characteristics psychosocial factors well being work Age Health Occupational health Ratings Welfare
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