Sense of coherence as a predictor of subjective state of health
Journal of Psychosomatic ResearchPublished 1 February 2001
Sakari Suominen, Hans Helenius, Helena Blomberg, Antti Uutela, Markku Koskenvuo
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SOC can be interpreted as an autonomous internal resource contributing to a favorable development of subjective state of health, and should be regarded as complementary to and not a substitute for information already known to be associated with increased risk of future ill health.
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SOC can be interpreted as an autonomous internal resource contributing to a favorable development of subjective state of health. SOC data should, however, be regarded as complementary to and not a substitute for information already known to be associated with increased risk of future ill health.
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