Initial studies have shown that work-SOC is correlated to job resources, affective organizational commitment, work enthusiasm and mental health ( Bauer et al., 2015 Vogt et al., 2013 Zweber, 2014). Research on work-SOC is still in its early stages. ![]() Meaningfulness is the motivational component reflecting whether the work situation is seen as worthy of commitment and involvement. Manageability is the instrumental component of the concept, describing the extent to which the individual perceives that adequate resources are available to cope with demands that are posed by the work environment. Comprehensibility is the cognitive component of the concept, describing the perception of the work situation as structured, consistent and clear ( Vogt et al., 2013). Similar to the global sense of coherence (SOC Antonovsky, 1979, 1987), work-SOC is conceptualized with three dimensions. Rooted in the salutogenic tradition, which has its focus on the origins of health rather than disease and risk factors ( Mittelmark and Bauer, 2017), the concept was proposed approximately ten years ago as an indicator for the health-promoting quality of life at work ( Bauer and Jenny, 2007). ![]() Work-related sense of coherence (work-SOC) is “the perceived comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness of an individual’s current work situation” ( Vogt, Jenny and Bauer, 2013: 2).
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