Participation to Leisure Activities and Well-Being in a Group of Residents of Naples-Italy

The Role of Resilience

Bibliographic Data

ID15465277
AuthorsSergio Cocozza (0000-0002-5009-8558, Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University “Federico II” of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy), P L Sacco (0000-0002-5559-2889, Harvard University, corresponding author), Giuseppe Matarese (0000-0001-9429-0616, Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University “Federico II” of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy), Gayle D Maffulli (0000-0001-6221-1741, Mile End Hospital), Nicola Maffulli (0000-0002-5327-3702, University of Salerno), Donatella Tramontano (0000-0002-9308-034X, Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University “Federico II” of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume17
Issue6
Pages1895-1895
Publication date2020-03-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17061895
PMID32183311
OpenAlexW3011992016
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited55

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

Environmental health · Geography · Leisure time · Physical activity · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science · Health disparities and outcomes · Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 · Medicine · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology · Gerontology