The application of the salutogenic model of health offered a number of interesting theoretical insights to further understand 1) the mechanisms underlying positive youth development through sport (i.e., enhancing comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness), 2) that youth development arises in the...
Accordingly, meaning-in-life is considered a vital salutogenic resource and concept. The psychiatrist Viktor Emil Frankl's theory of 'Will to Meaning' forms the basis for modern health science research on meaning; Frankl's premise was that man has enough to live by, but too little to live ...
Health or not – is that the question? In relation to an internationaldebate as well as an upcoming revision of the syllabi of Physical Education in Sweden, this article discusses the question, whether physical education should consider a limited or an increased commitment towards the goals of pu...
Based on Aaron Antonovsky's medical model, salutogenic architecture identifies design methods to mitigate the effects of stress in healthcare buildings
Migrant women at risk of social exclusion often experience health inequities based on gender, country of origin or socioeconomic status. Traditional health promotion programs designed for this population have focused on covering their basic needs or modi
The meaning of SALUTOGENESIS is an approach to human health that examines the factors contributing to the promotion and maintenance of physical and mental well-being rather than disease with particular emphasis on the coping mechanisms of individuals whi
Boström and Lassen (2006) point out the importance of giving space for individual ways of learning and different learning strategies. Individual learning styles create opportunities for students to find meaning in school. A new concept that describes learning as a health promotion process is ‘hea...
The salutogenic model of health (SMH) is a health-promoting theory that focuses on resources, strengths, and coping capacities in everyday life as a way to improve health and wellbeing. The SMH was applied to develop a programme for enabling healthy eating practices among people with type 2...
The women were selected by strategic sampling, and data were analyzed by application o fa phenomenographic approach. Four descriptive categories emerged: Self-Healing, Managing, Receiving Social Support, and Finding Meaning. While working their way out of the depression, the women needed to undergo ...
The third approach is the complete state model, which derives from the ancient word for health as being hale, meaning whole. This approach is exemplified in the World Health Organization's definition of health as a complete state, consisting of the presence of positive states of human capacities...