VALIDATING ANTONOVSKY SENSE OF COHERENCE SCALE

This study empirically supported Antonovsky's predictions that a perso n's Sense of Coherence is implicated in coping with life stresses and psychological distress. Sense of Coherence scales accounted for as muc h variance in criterion measures of Life Events stressors, Depression, and Anxiety as did traditional locus of control and social support pr edictor measures. Sense of Coherence scales emerged as useful addition s for studies of personality characteristics implicated in personal re actions to distressing life events.