Participation to Leisure Activities and Well-Being in a Group of Residents of Naples-Italy: The Role of Resilience

Sergio Cocozza, Pier Luigi Sacco, Giuseppe Matarese, Gayle D. Maffulli, Nicola Maffulli and Donatella Tramontano
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Sergio Cocozza: Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University “Federico II” of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy
Pier Luigi Sacco: Department of Humanities, IULM University Milan, 20143 Milan, Italy
Giuseppe Matarese: Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University “Federico II” of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy
Gayle D. Maffulli: Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Mile End Hospital, 275 Bancroft Road, London E1 4DG, England
Nicola Maffulli: Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Mile End Hospital, 275 Bancroft Road, London E1 4DG, England
Donatella Tramontano: Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University “Federico II” of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 6, 1-17

Abstract: We explored the relationship between cultural and social participation, physical activity, and well-being in a group of residents of the metropolitan area of Naples, Italy and the role that resilience plays in this relationship. Naples offers a remarkable urban environment with the potentially beneficial psychological effects of outstanding natural beauty, and one of the world’s most impressive repositories of tangible and intangible cultural heritage. However, Naples was also, and still is, heavily affected by the 2008 economic crisis, in addition to preexisting social and economic issues. The major finding of this study is that, despite this highly contrasting urban environment, the combination of physical activity and engagement in social and cultural activities has a positive effect on subjective (self-reported) psychological well-being (SPWB) in a group of residents, and that resilience mediates this relationship.

Keywords: subjective well-being; physical activity; cultural participation; resilience; Naples (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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