A Salutogenic Approach to Coping with the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Professor Shifra Sagy and Dr. Adi Mana together with many colleagues. Project supported initially by the Preparedness Center of the Ben Gurion University and later supported by The Israel National Institute For Health Policy Research (100,000 nis).
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The Coronavirus pandemic has affected the life of millions worldwide. Employing the salutogenic model, we ask how individuals in different countries cope with this crisis and stay healthy. We are interested in exploring the individual (i.e., sense of coherence) as well as the social and national resources (i.e., social support, sense of national coherence, and trust in governmental institutions) that could explain levels of mental health and anxiety during the outbreak of the pandemic. This research is currently ongoing with research partners in several difference countries.