Bowman B J
University of North Dakota, Dull Knife Memorial College, USA.
J Clin Psychol. 1997 Feb;53(2):139-42. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199702)53:2<139::aid-jclp7>3.0.co;2-o.
This study empirically validated Antonovsky's suggestion that differing cultural pathways exist in the development of a Sense of Coherence Differences were found in the ways in which essentially identical levels of a Sense of Coherence were developed in Native Americans and Anglo-Americans. Native Americans' families appear to emphasize moral and religious values while Anglo-American families appear to emphasize achievement and independence.
