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Future directions for the concept of salutogenesis: a position article.
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Future directions for the concept of salutogenesis: a position article.

  • Bauer GF Center of Salutogenesis, Institute of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Prevention, University of Zurich, Hirschengraben 84, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Roy M Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1H 5N4, Canada.
  • Bakibinga P Health Challenges and Systems Research Program, African Population & Health Research Center, PO Box 10787-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Contu P Department of Medical Sciences and Public health, University of Cagliari, Via Università 40, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy.
  • Downe S School of Community Health and Midwifery, University of Central Lancashire, Fylde Rd, Preston PR1 2HE, UK.
  • Eriksson M Center of Salutogenesis, University West, 461 86 Trollhättan, Sweden.
  • Espnes GA Center for Health Promotion Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
  • Jensen BB Health Promotion, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Vej 6 2820 Gentofte, Denmark.
  • Juvinya Canal D Faculty of Nursing, University of Girona, 17004 Girona, Spain.
  • Lindström B Center for Health Promotion Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
  • Mana A Peres Academic Center, Israel Martin Springer Center of Conflict Studies, Ben-Gurion University, PO Box 653 Beer-Sheva, Israel.
  • Mittelmark MB Department of Health Promotion and Development, University of Bergen, Christiesgt. 13, 5020 Bergen, Norway.
  • Morgan AR School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK.
  • Pelikan JM Institute of Sociology, University of Vienna, A-1090 Wien, Rooseveltplatz 2, Vienna, Austria.
  • Saboga-Nunes L Institute of Sociology, University of Education Freiburg, Kunzenweg 21, 79117 Freiburg, Germany.
  • Sagy S Peres Academic Center, Israel Martin Springer Center of Conflict Studies, Ben-Gurion University, PO Box 653 Beer-Sheva, Israel.
  • Shorey S Alice Lee Center for Nursing Studies, Yong Lo Lin School of Medicine, 10 Medical Drive, Singapore 117597.
  • Vaandrager L Department of Social Sciences, Health and Society, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 4, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands.
  • Vinje HF Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Department of Health, Social and Welfare Studies, University College of Southeast Norway, PO Box 235 3603 Kongsberg, Vestfold, Norway.
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  • 2019-06-21
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  • Health promotion international. - 2020
positive health
salutogenesis
salutogenic interventions
sense of coherence
English Aaron Antonovsky advanced the concept of salutogenesis almost four decades ago (Antonovsky, Health, Stress and Coping. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA, 1979; Unravelling the Mystery of Health. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA, 1987). Salutogenesis posits that life experiences shape the sense of coherence (SOC) that helps to mobilize resources to cope with stressors and manage tension successfully (determining one's movement on the health Ease/Dis-ease continuum). Antonovsky considered the three-dimensional SOC (i.e. comprehensibility, manageability, meaningfulness) as the key answer to his question about the origin of health. The field of health promotion has adopted the concept of salutogenesis as reflected in the international Handbook of Salutogenesis (Mittelmark et al., The Handbook of Salutogenesis. Springer, New York, 2016). However, health promotion mostly builds on the more vague, general salutogenic orientation that implies the need to foster resources and capacities to promote health and wellbeing. To strengthen the knowledge base of salutogenesis, the Global Working Group on Salutogenesis (GWG-Sal) of the International Union of Health Promotion and Education produced the Handbook of Salutogenesis. During the creation of the handbook and the regular meetings of the GWG-Sal, the working group identified four key conceptual issues to be advanced: (i) the overall salutogenic model of health; (ii) the SOC concept; (iii) the design of salutogenic interventions and change processes in complex systems; (iv) the application of salutogenesis beyond health sector. For each of these areas, we first highlight Antonovsky's original contribution and then present suggestions for future development. These ideas will help guide GWG-Sal's work to strengthen salutogenesis as a theory base for health promotion.
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