The Handbook of Salutogenesis

This open access book is a thorough update and expansion of the 2017 edition of The Handbook of Salutogenesis, responding to the rapidly growing salutogenesis research and application arena. Revised and updated from the first edition are background and historical chapters that trace the development of the salutogenic model of health and flesh out the central concepts, most notably generalized resistance resources and the sense of coherence that differentiate salutogenesis from pathogenesis. From there, experts describe a range of real-world applications within and outside health contexts. Many new chapters emphasize intervention research findings. Readers will find numerous practical examples of how to implement salutogenesis to enhance the health and well-being of families, infants and young children, adolescents, unemployed young people, pre-retirement adults, and older people. A dedicated section addresses how salutogenesis helps tackle vulnerability, with chapters on at-risk children, migrants, prisoners, emergency workers, and disaster-stricken communities.  Wide-ranging coverage includes new topics beyond health, like intergroup conflict, politics and policy-making, and architecture.  The book also focuses on applying salutogenesis in birth and neonatal care clinics, hospitals and primary care, schools and universities, workplaces, and towns and cities. A special section focuses on developments in salutogenesis methods and theory. With its comprehensive coverage, The Handbook of Salutogenesis, 2nd Edition, is the standard reference for researchers, practitioners, and health policy-makers who wish to have a thorough grounding in the topic. It is also written to support post-graduate education courses and self-study in public health, nursing, psychology, medicine, and social sciences. 

Table of Contents:
1 Salutogenesis from its Origins to the Present 2 Mileposts in the Development of Salutogenesis 3 Salutogenesis as a Theory, as an Orientation, and as the Sense of Coherence 4 Aaron Antonovsky (1923-1994): The Personal, Ideological and Intellectual Genesis of Salutogenesis 5 Aaron Antonovsky’s Development of Salutogenesis, 1979 to 1994 6 Salutogenesis Meeting Places: The Global Working Group, the Center and the Society on Salutogenesis 7 Salutogenesis Post-Graduate Education: Experience from the European Perspective on the ETC-PHHP Health Promotion Summer Schools (1991 to 2020) 8 Key Concepts in the Salutogenic Model of Health 9 The Sense of Coherence: The Concept and its Relationship to Health 10 Stressor Appraisal on a Pathway to Health: The Role of the Sense of Coherence 11 The Sense of Coherence: Measurement Issues 12 Generalized Resistance Resources in the Salutogenic Model of Health 13 Specific Resistance Resources in the Salutogenic Model of Health 14 The Sense of Coherence in the Life Course 15 Salutogenesis: Sense of Coherence in Childhood and Families 16 Salutogenesis and the Sense of Coherence During the Adolescent Years 17 Salutogenesis and the Sense of Coherence in Young Adults not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) 18 Salutogenesis and the Sense of Coherence in Middle Adulthood 19 Older People, Sense of Coherence and Community 20 Effectiveness of Interventions to Enhance the Sense of Coherence in the Life Course 21 Salutogenesis Beyond Health 22 Salutogenesis Beyond Health: Intergroup Relations and Conflict Studies  23 Positive Psychology and its Relation to Salutogenesis 24 The Application of Salutogenesis in Politics and Public Policy-making 25 The Application of Salutogenesis for Social Support and Participation: Toward Fostering Active and Engaged Aging at Home 26 Salutogenic Architecture 27 Salutogenesis in Health Promoting Settings: A Synthesis Across Organisations, Communities and Environments 28 Applying Salutogenesis in Organisations 29 Applying Salutogenesis in Schools 30 Applying Salutogenesis in Higher Education 31 Applying Salutogenesis in the Workplace 32 Salutogenesis and Mental Health Promotion in Military Settings 33 The Applicationof Salutogenesis in Communities and Neighborhoods 34 Applying Salutogenesis in Towns and Cities 35 The Restorative Environment and Salutogenesis: Complementary Concepts Revisited 36 Applying Salutogenesis in Healthcare Settings 37 The Application of Salutogenesis in Hospitals 38 The Application of Salutogenesis in Primary Care 39 Applying Salutogenesis in Mental Healthcare Settings 40 Applying Salutogenesis in Vocational Rehabilitation Settings 41 Applying Salutogenesis in Residential Care Settings 42 Applying Salutogenesis in Midwifery Practice 43 The Application of Salutogenesis in Birth, Neonatal, and Infant Care Settings 44 Applying Salutogenesis in Community-Wide Mental Health Promotion 45 Salutogenesis in Challenging Social Circumstances and Environments 46 The Salutogenic Approach to Childcare in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Focus on Children Who Thrive in the Face of Adversity  47 Salutogenesis and Migration 48 Salutogenic Approaches to Dementia Care 49 Salutogenesis as a Framework for Social Recovery After Disaster 50 Salutogenesis and the Mental Health of First Responders 51 Salutogenesis in Prison 52 Salutogenesis Theory and Methods: Developments, Innovations and Next Steps 53 Theoretical Issues in the Further Development of the Sense of Coherence Construct 54 Qualitative Approaches to the Study of the Sense of Coherence 55 Promoting Salutogenic Capacity in Health Professionals  56 The Digital Lifeworld and Salutogenesis 57 Salutogenesis for Thriving Societies

About the Author :
Maurice B. Mittelmark is Professor Emeritus, Department of Health Promotion and Development, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway Georg F. Bauer is Professor and Director, Center of Salutogenesis, Division of Public and Organizational Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland Lenneke Vaandrager is Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Health and Society, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands Jürgen M. Pelikan is Professor Emeritus, University of Vienna, and Head of WHO-Collaborating Centre for Health Promotion in Hospitals and Healthcare at the Austrian National Public Health Institute (Gesundheit Österreich GmbH), Vienna, Austria Shifra Sagy is Professor Emerita and Head, Martin Springer Center for Conflict Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel Monica Eriksson is Professor Emerita, Department of Health Sciences, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden Bengt Lindström is Professor Emeritus, NTNU Center for Health Promotion Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway Claudia Meier Magistretti is Professor, Centre for Health Promotion and Participation, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Lucerne, Switzerland