Il ruolo della cultura nella costruzione del benessere : evidenze a livello nazionale 2008-2018

The interest in the wellbeing dimension is increasingly in the academic studies given the relevant role related to personal and collective functioning. In this perspective, the determinants that make it up, act as potential elements of analysis and subsequently of territorial policy, given the possibility of working to improve the living conditions of individuals. This paper proposes an analysis of the constituent elements of individual psychological wellbeing as per the theoreticalinterpretative model defined thanks to a review of the main literature. Through the comparison of two statistically representative samples of the Italian population occurred in 2008 and 2018, will be evaluated the weight of the factors that determine the wellbeing, with a focus on the role played by aspects related to cultural initiatives.

The study makes it possible to verify how culture takes on a founding role and can be assumed as one of the most important determinants of individual wellbeing, thus clearly showing the role that this resource can play as a potential tool for proactive welfare at the service of the individual and society. [Publisher's text].