Family Sense of Coherence Scale – FSOC

Is there a feeling in your family that everyone understands everyone else well? (1 = Full understanding among all members, 7 = No understanding among members)

When you have to get things done which depend on cooperation among all members of the family, your feeling is: (1 = Almost no chance things get done, 7 = Things will always get done)

Do you have the feeling that it's always possible, in your family, to get help one from another when a problem arises? (1 = Can always get help, 7 = Can't get help)

Let's assume that unexpected guests are about to arrive and the house isn't set up to receive them. Does it seem to you that: (1 = Job will fall on one person, 7 = All members will pitch in)

In case an important decision has to be taken which concerns the whole family, do you have the feeling that: (1 = Decision will be for the good of all, 7 = Decision won't be for the good of all)

Family life seems to you: (1 = Full of interest, 7 = Totally routine)

Does it happen that someone in the family feels as if it isn't clear to him/her what his/her jobs are in the house? (1 = Feeling exists all the time, 7 = Feeling exists very rarely)

When a problem comes up in the family, do you think that you can together clarify how it happened? (1 = Very little chance, 7 = To a great extent)

In the past, has there been a feeling of being 'sad sacks' (losers) in your family? (1 = Never been such a feeling, 7 = Feeling always exists)

Think of a situation in which your family moved to a new house. Does it seem to you that: (1 = All members adjust easily, 7 = Very hard to adjust)

Let's assume that your family has been annoyed by something in your neighborhood. Does it seem to you that: (1 = Nothing can be done, 7 = Possible to do a great deal)

Until now your family life has had: (1 = No clear goals or purpose, 7 = Very clear goals and purpose)

When you think about your family life, you very often: (1 = Feel how good it is to be alive, 7 = Ask yourself why the family exists)

Let's say you're tired, disappointed, angry, or the like. Does it seem to you that all the members of the family will sense your feelings? (1 = No one will sense, 7 = All members will sense)

Do you sometimes feel that there's no clear and sure knowledge of what's going to happen in the family? (1 = No such feeling at all, 7 = Always a feeling like this)

When the family faces a tough problem, the feeling is: (1 = No hope of overcoming difficulties, 7 = We'll overcome it all)

To succeed in things that are important to the family or to one of you: (1 = Isn't important in the family, 7 = Very important for all members)

To what extent does it seem to you that family rules are clear? (1 = Rules are completely clear, 7 = Rules aren't clear at all)

When something very difficult happened in your family, the feeling was: (1 = No point in going on living, 7 = Challenge to go on living)

When you think of possible difficulties in important areas of family life, is the feeling: (1 = Many problems have no solution, 7 = Possible in every case to find a solution)

Think of your feeling about the extent of planning money matters in your family: (1 = Full planning of money matters, 7 = No planning at all)

When you're in the midst of a rough period, does the family: (1 = Always feel cheered up by better things, 7 = Feel disappointed and despairing)

Does it happen that you feel that there's really not much meaning in maintaining the family framework? (1 = Always have this feeling, 7 = Never had this feeling)

Think of your feeling about the extent of order in your home. Is it the case that: (1 = House is well-ordered, 7 = House isn't at all ordered)

Let's assume that your family is the target of criticism in the neighborhood. Does it seem to you that your reactions will be: (1 = Whole family joins together, 7 = Members move apart)

To what extent do family members share sad experiences with each other? (1 = Complete sharing, 7 = Don't share sad experiences)