Salutogenesis

Uses

How it works

Comparisons

Background

Highlighted claims

• Salutogenesis contrasts with a pathogenic approach by focusing on resources that help people manage stressors and move towards health and well-being. — Key protective factors that mitigate the impact of childhood trauma on poor mental health in adulthood: a scoping review protocol
• Salutogenesis was originally conceptualised by Antonovsky and views health and disease as a continuum rather than a binary state. — Key protective factors that mitigate the impact of childhood trauma on poor mental health in adulthood: a scoping review protocol
• The central concept of salutogenesis is sense of coherence, comprising three components. — Key protective factors that mitigate the impact of childhood trauma on poor mental health in adulthood: a scoping review protocol
• Generalised resistance resources, spanning physical, biochemical, cognitive, emotional and sociocultural characteristics, help develop sense of coherence. — Key protective factors that mitigate the impact of childhood trauma on poor mental health in adulthood: a scoping review protocol
• Salutogenesis is used in this review because it may reveal how people exposed to childhood trauma move towards well-being, rather than only documenting risk or disorder. — Key protective factors that mitigate the impact of childhood trauma on poor mental health in adulthood: a scoping review protocol