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RESEARCH
AND PUBLICATIONS
Research
Interests
Process
Work and Medicine [PowerPoint presentation]
Rank
and Health [doc]
Process-oriented
Personality Theory
Personality and Health
Coma Work
The Paradox
of Illness [PDF]
The Mind
Body Problem [PDF]
Multiple
Role Relationships [PDF]
The
Serotonin Connection [PDF]
Understanding
and Living Well with Chronic Pain [PowerPoint presentation]
Understanding
Chronic Pain: A Multi-Modality Forum [pod cast]
Publications by Pierre Morin
The
Dreambody: A New Integrative Approach to Illness, New Connection article
Rank and Salutogenesis: A Quantitative and Empirical Study of Self-Rated
Health and Perceived Social Status. Submitted for publication in the journal
Health Psychology (July 1st, 2002)
Asclepius' Rod: An Overview of the Struggle between the Sacred and the
Profane in Medicine. The Journal of Process-oriented Psychology, Vol.
9, No. 1, p. 35-45.
Symptoms, Dreaming and Society: Process-oriented Symptom Work as a New
Approach to Illness and Disease. The Journal of Process-oriented Psychology,
Vol. 8, No. 1, p. 25-33.
Coma a Healing Journey: A Guide for Family, Friend, and Helpers by Amy
Mindell. Book Review. The Journal of Process-oriented Psychology, Vol.
8, No. 1, p. 75-77.
Dissertation:
Pierre Morin, Ph.D. 2002. Rank and Salutogenesis: A Quantitative
and Empirical Study of Self-Rated Health and Perceived Social Status
Abstract:
This study consisted of a quantitative survey of the relationship between
self-rated health, subjective rank, Antonovskys sense of coherence
and objective measures of social status. For the measure of subjective
rank Mindells multidimensional concept of rank was used, which includes
social dimensions as well as non-materially based elements of community
integration and self-esteem. Subjective rank relies on the individuals
own perception of his or her social standing in the various areas of social
comparison. A
questionnaire was developed that operationalizes the concept of rank into
this new measure of subjective rank. Subjective rank was then compared
to objective measures of socioeconomic status (SES), Antonovskys
sense of coherence (SOC), and self-rated physical health. The study sample
reflected 133 U.S. and 59 Swiss participants of Lava Rock Seminars which
address psychological and physical needs related to chronic illness.
The author hypothesized that the measure of subjective rank would be more
sensitive in predicting health than SOC and objective SES.
Findings
showed that subjective rank was significantly related to self-rated health
among both groups. It explained 31% of the variance in self-reported health
among the U.S. sample. In a multiple regression analysis of the U.S. sample,
SOC and objective SES became non-significant predictors once subjective
rank was entered. The range of social status of participants in both samples
was restricted, which limits the conclusions about the relative association
of subjective and objective social status with health. Nevertheless, these
results are consistent with the assumption that perceived rank dominates
the effect on self-reported health. They suggest that low perceived rank
is linked to greater stress by either increasing stress directly or iii
increasing the vulnerability to the effect of stress. These results demonstrate
that rank has a considerable impact on subjective health. This study positions
Mindells concepts of rank within a larger academic discourse of
power and privilege. Further, by integrating newer concepts based on Antonovskys
Salutogenesis and Mindells ideas on rank, this study
contributes to a change of our attitude toward illness and deviance.
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