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Sense of Coherence (SOC) in Christian Orthodox Monks and Nuns in Greece

Authors: Kyriakoula Merakou, Stavroula Taki, Anastasia Barbouni, Eleni Antoniadou, Dimitrios Theodoridis, Georgios Karageorgos, Jeny Kourea-Kremastinou

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 2/2017

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate the stress management skills of Christian Orthodox monks and nuns, as measured by Antonovsky’s scale sense of coherence (SOC). A case–control study was designed to test the hypotheses whether monks and nuns have higher SOC than secular people. The study population consisted of 193 individuals, 96 monks and nuns (study group) and 97 secular men and women (control group). SOC score was higher in monks and nuns as compared to the secular population (p = 0.002), men as compared to women (p = 0.012) and persons of older age (p = 0.004) as compared to younger individuals.

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Title: Sense of Coherence (SOC) in Christian Orthodox Monks and Nuns in Greece
Authors: Kyriakoula Merakou
Stavroula Taki
Anastasia Barbouni
Eleni Antoniadou
Dimitrios Theodoridis
Georgios Karageorgos
Jeny Kourea-Kremastinou
Publication date: 01-04-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 2/2017
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-016-0244-5

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