<p>Prof. PhD Edil Torres Rivera</p>
<p>Editor-in-Chief</p>
<p><em>Interamerican Journal of Psychology</em></p>
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<p>Dear Editor-in-Chief</p>
<p>We are sending the manuscript entitled “Evaluation of Psychometric Properties of the ‘Sense of Coherence Scale’ in Schoolchildren” written by Gabriele Rissotto Menegazzo, Jessica Klöckner Knorst, Fernanda Ruffo Ortiz, Fernanda Tomazoni and Thiago Machado Ardenghi to your appreciation and to editorial analysis of <em>Interamerican Journal of Psychology</em>, as to the possibly of its publication. This cross-sectional study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the reduced Sense of Coherence scale (SOC-13) in schoolchildren. The literature has shown that a better sense of coherence (SOC) can be an important ally to promote effective improvements in population oral health. Thus, it is important to evaluate the applicability and the psychometric measures of the SOC-13 scale in Brazilian students, in order to better understand and obtain more reliable information of sense of coherence in this age group.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The undersigned authors affirm that the paper is original and it is not concurrently under consideration for publication in another journal. The research was previously approved by the Local Ethics Committee and was conducted by the highest principles of human subject welfare and informed consent was previously obtained from participants. All of the authors are involved in the work and they read the manuscript before its submission for publication. The authors have no conflict of interest.</p>
<p>Thank you very much for your attention.</p>
<p>Sincerely Yours</p>
<p>&nbsp;Thiago Machado Ardenghi</p>
<p>DDS, MSc, PhD</p>
<p>Associate Professor, Federal University of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, RS, Brazil.</p>
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<p>Corresponding author:</p>
<p>Thiago Machado Ardenghi</p>
<p>Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Rua Venâncio Aires 390/810, 97.020-620, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil, [thiardenghi@hotmail.com], +55-55-3220-9266</p>