The Relationship Between Generalized Resistance Resources, Sense of Coherence, and Health Among Finnish People Aged 65-69-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The Relationship Between Generalized Resistance Resources, Sense of Coherence, and Health Among Finnish People Aged 65-69

Published:2005-01 Issue:3 Volume:10 Page:244-253
ISSN:1016-9040
Container-title:European Psychologist
language:en
Short-container-title:European Psychologist

Author:

Read Sanna¹,Aunola Kaisa²,Feldt Taru²,Leinonen Raija³,Ruoppila Isto²³

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Gerontology, University of Jönköping, Sweden

2. Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

3. The Finnish Center for Interdisciplinary Gerontology, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Abstract

Abstract. The present study investigated the appropriateness of Antonovsky's model, in which generalized resistance resources (GRRs) facilitate an individual's sense of coherence (SOC); which in turn is assumed to sustain health. The proposed model was tested using a sample of 320 Finnish persons (132 of them were men and 188 women) aged 65-69 years. The GRRs investigated were family income, cognitive functioning, years of formal education, marital status, and physical exercise. Health was measured by means of a multidimensional indicator composed of physical, social and mental health. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) within the framework of LISREL models were used to test the hypothesized model. The results showed that good cognitive functioning and physical activity in the whole sample, and marital status in men, were associated with a strong SOC, which in turn was positively related to physical, and especially, social and mental health.

Publisher

Hogrefe Publishing Group

Subject

General Psychology,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

Link

https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/pdf/10.1027/1016-9040.10.3.244

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