Institute of Health and Caring Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Scand J Public Health. 2013 Aug;41(6):623-9. doi: 10.1177/1403494813484992. Epub 2013 Apr 12.
Antonovsky's idea of sense of coherence (SOC) is related to wellbeing and is of importance for individuals in public health care. SOC in parents with healthy children has not previously been studied. The objectives of this study were (1) to describe the SOC of first-time parents during the first 8 years of their child's life, (2) to describe gender differences in regards to SOC, and (3) to describe covariates with SOC in the parents' life situations.
The study was longitudinal comprising three cross-sectional studies conducted when the first child was 6 months (T1), 4 years (T2), and 8 years (T3) of age. A sample of 258 mothers and fathers answered a questionnaire on the experienced quality of their partner relationship (QDR36) on all three occasions. SOC was measured using the SOC-13, and psychosocial variables were included at T2 and T3. Descriptive, comparative statistics and multiple regression analyses were performed.
SOC decreased for both genders at T2 and increased again at T3. At T1 and T2 the fathers' SOC was statistically higher than that of the mothers, but at T3 this difference could no longer be statistically secured. Covariates at T2 were QDR index, social support, experience of parenthood, strained economy, and health. Covariates at T3 were experience of parenthood and social support, QDR index, and strained economy.
SOC in first-time parents decreased at 4 years, especially in mothers, and social support can be of significance for parents of young children to be able to experience health.
Antonovsky 的意义感（SOC）概念与幸福感相关，对公共医疗保健中的个体具有重要意义。以前尚未研究过健康子女的父母的 SOC。本研究的目的是：（1）描述孩子生命的头 8 年中初次为人父母者的 SOC；（2）描述 SOC 方面的性别差异；（3）描述父母生活状况中与 SOC 相关的协变量。
本研究为纵向研究，包括三个横断面研究，分别在孩子 6 个月（T1）、4 岁（T2）和 8 岁（T3）时进行。258 名母亲和父亲在所有三个时间点都回答了关于伴侣关系质量的问卷（QDR36）。SOC 使用 SOC-13 进行测量，并在 T2 和 T3 纳入了心理社会变量。进行了描述性、比较统计和多元回归分析。
SOC 在 T2 时对两性都有所下降，然后在 T3 时再次上升。在 T1 和 T2 时，父亲的 SOC 统计学上高于母亲，但在 T3 时这种差异不再具有统计学意义。T2 的协变量为 QDR 指数、社会支持、育儿经验、经济拮据和健康。T3 的协变量为育儿经验和社会支持、QDR 指数和经济拮据。
初次为人父母者的 SOC 在 4 岁时下降，尤其是母亲，社会支持对于有年幼子女的父母来说可能具有重要意义，使其能够体验健康。
