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Salutogenesis as a Theory, as an Orientation and as the Sense of Coherence

Maurice B. Mittelmark  1 , Georg F. Bauer  2
Maurice B. Mittelmark  1 , Georg F. Bauer  2 , Lenneke Vaandrager  3 , Jürgen M. Pelikan  4 , Shifra Sagy  5 , Monica Eriksson  6 , Bengt Lindström  7 , Claudia Meier Magistretti  8
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In: The Handbook of Salutogenesis [Internet]. 2nd edition. Cham (CH): Springer; 2022. Chapter 3.
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Salutogenesis as a Theory, as an Orientation and as the Sense of Coherence

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In this chapter, the authors convey some of the main ways the term ‘salutogenesis’ is used today. Antonovsky introduced the term salutogenesis in his 1979 and 1987 books on the Salutogenic Model of Health, but salutogenesis subsequently has come to refer to a core concept in the model in particular; the sense of coherence. This usage has advanced to the point that some writers have coined the term ‘sense of coherence theory’. The term salutogenesis is also frequently used to refer, more generally, to an approach to health theory, research and practice emphasising resources that people may call on to improve health.

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