a Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention , Institute of Psychology, University of Zürich , Zürich , Switzerland.
b University Research Priority Program "Dynamics of Healthy Aging", University of Zürich , Zürich , Switzerland.
Aging Ment Health. 2018 Nov;22(11):1438-1447. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2017.1364348. Epub 2017 Aug 11.
The present study evaluated the revised Sense of Coherence (SOC-R) scale in a sample of older adults, using an extended range of psychological concepts. It further examined the psychometric properties of the revised scale and tested the theoretical assumptions underpinning the SOC-R concept.
The SOC-R scale was evaluated in 268 Swiss older adults (mean age = 66.9 years), including n = 15 heavily traumatized former indentured child labourers. Standardised questionnaires collected information on positive and negative life experiences, resources, current health, and well-being. Results: Confirmatory Factor Analysis indicated good model fit for a second-order three-factor model of SOC-R with the factors manageability, balance, and reflection. Satisfactory convergent and discriminant correlations were shown with related psychological concepts, including neuroticism (r = -.32, p < .01), optimism (r = .31, p < .01), and general self-efficacy (r = .49, p < .01). SOC-R was not observed to differ by age group. Moderation analyses indicated that SOC-R moderated the relationship between certain early-life adversities and mental health.
The study provides support for the psychometric properties and theoretical assumptions of SOC-R and suggests that SOC-R is a valid and reliable measure suitable for use with older adults. Future studies should employ longitudinal designs to examine the stability of SOC-R.
本研究使用更广泛的心理概念评估了年长成年人样本中经过修订的 Sense of Coherence (SOC-R) 量表。它进一步检验了修订后的量表的心理测量特性，并测试了 SOC-R 概念的理论假设。
SOC-R 量表评估了 268 名瑞士年长成年人（平均年龄=66.9 岁），其中 n=15 名曾遭受严重创伤的契约童工。标准化问卷收集了关于积极和消极生活经历、资源、当前健康和幸福感的信息。
验证性因素分析表明，SOC-R 的二阶三因素模型具有可管理性、平衡和反思性的良好模型拟合度。与相关心理概念（包括神经质（r = -.32，p <.01）、乐观主义（r =.31，p <.01）和一般自我效能感（r =.49，p <.01））显示出令人满意的收敛和判别相关性。SOC-R 未因年龄组而有所不同。调节分析表明，SOC-R 调节了某些早期生活逆境与心理健康之间的关系。
该研究为 SOC-R 的心理测量特性和理论假设提供了支持，并表明 SOC-R 是一种有效且可靠的适合年长成年人使用的测量工具。未来的研究应采用纵向设计来检验 SOC-R 的稳定性。
