Aaron Antonousky Unraveling the Mystery of Health How People Manage Stress and Stay Well gB Jossey-Bass Publishers San Francisco senabO Astoildidatotiznsou People nage Sess and Say Wel ‘by Aaron Antone ony © 298 Jt re. bln ony under neon Pon en, (ek Sopris Somentone ihe sacra Noyatel ‘nce 1:00 word na evi or profesor oldu perme nrg fom the blah. Ur of Congres Catling in Pablition Dats Tis te mystery of hah ‘jolt pubation ie the Jone Ba sch and ‘en scenes adie Jomer Bs ei Tiiogaphy: p21 Include nde Ick aychology. 2: Heath behavior 2 Seon tla nat bate) oral sence serie I, Seve: Josey ass i pM boom Pree Rotenase 1967 1559 8627386 Manufactured inthe United State of Amerie JACKET DESIGN BY WaLLE BAUME One se) Odense Universitetsbibliotek BI- 21530 A joint publication in ‘The Jossey-Bass Social and Behavioral Science Series and ‘The Jossey-Bass Health Series“4 ‘Unraveling the Mystery of Health PE og hc What bon beter pt han Teal hae dee, rey Poems GO cept ee hay Se pee fot ey of myn ca ire Tae ar get me te dnt ee Pp fe ee sed di arm 2 The “Sense of Coherence” Concept 1f, in emphasizing the importance of the salutogenic question, have seemed dffident about my particular answer tothe ques tion, this hae been wnintenional. | am quite persuaded, wnt fia compel me to modify or change my position, that the sense of coherence is a very major determinant of maintaining ‘one's position on the health easefdi-ease continaum and of ‘ovement toward the heathy ead, True, acither I noe others have as yee directly submitted the miodel to empiical test, «| subject to which I shall etur. At the same time, both related fmpircal studies and the responses of many’ coeagies to the ‘Doak that appeared in'1979 have reinforced my comsiction, ‘ver and over again, have been told “Your sense of coherence theory asakes sense. “Then why on earth has it not yet been tested? E must ad ‘mit that part of the ansiver lies in my envy of the division of la ‘or found in physics, I have been tempted to say, “I am the ‘heoreician; now you experimental do the texting.” (Which, ff couree, would allow me ta say, should ugly facts not com orm to theory, that the test was not well done.) Ard part Ties Jn the burden of work in a consuming medical school in Beer shebs. But the major part ofthe answer i to be Located in the sense that before I could embark on empirical work, these were several crucial conceptual issues to be clarified. That this has Taken me longer than expected is hardly suprising. Iti tothe conceptual progress that I belive has been made that [now tur. Five ites will be discussed: (1) the three now identified components of the SOG, (2) the relations among the three com 6