Abstract

The main aim of researches was designation the level of sense of coherence (SOC) of women with anorexia and bulimia, by using Questionnaire of Life Orientated A. Antonovsky SOC – 29 (The Sense of Coherence Questionnaire – SOC). This scale consist with 29 position and give the possibility to estimate sense of coherence and its three components: understanding, resourcefulness and sensibility. The analyses was made by group of 40 women with anorexia, 40 women with bulimia (DSM – IV criteria) and 40 women without any bad eating habits. Women with bad eating habits have a lover sense of coherence (SOC) and its components, which is not good for pro‑health behaviors and can made worst health and disturb the process of treatment. The lover value in the group of women with bad eating habits gets sensibility, which shows emotional and motivational part of sense of coherence. There are not any differences in components of sense of coherence between women with anorexia and bulimia, which shows that all women from this groups have similar resources in area of resistance and adaptation capability.

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