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Published in: Quality of Life Research 1/2011

01-02-2011

Development of sense of coherence in adulthood: a person-centered approach. The population-based HeSSup cohort study

Authors: Taru Feldt, Esko Leskinen, Markku Koskenvuo, Sakari Suominen, Jussi Vahtera, Mika Kivimäki

Published in: Quality of Life Research | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

Objective

We sought to identify the most typical patterns of change in sense of coherence (SOC) in adulthood.

Methods

This prospective population-based Health and Social Support (HeSSup) study was based on four age cohorts including men and women initially aged 20–24 years (n = 4,682), 30–34 years (n = 4,248), 40–44 years (n = 4,598), and 50–54 years (n = 4,997). SOC was assessed at baseline and at the 5-year follow-up point. Factor Mixture Modeling was used to identify the latent classes of persons whose mean changes in SOC were similar over time.

Results

Three development classes were supported by the data. In all age cohorts, the largest class consisted of those people whose SOC was high at baseline and increased thereafter (46–58% of participants depending on the age group). A class of high SOC with a decreasing trend and that of low SOC with an increasing trend were also found. In all age groups, the rank-order stability was high in the first development class (0.84–0.98) but low in other classes (0.35–0.44).

Conclusion

This analysis shows continuous increase in the level of SOC over time to be common in adulthood, irrespective of age. High SOC, rather than higher age, seems to determine a stable development of the SOC.
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Metadata
Title
Development of sense of coherence in adulthood: a person-centered approach. The population-based HeSSup cohort study
Authors
Taru Feldt
Esko Leskinen
Markku Koskenvuo
Sakari Suominen
Jussi Vahtera
Mika Kivimäki
Publication date
01-02-2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Quality of Life Research / Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-010-9720-7

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