This study attempts to examine the impact of engagement in leisure activities on subjective well-being (SWB). From the theoretical point of view, we found support for the DRAMMA framework proposed by Newman and colleagues (2014). To test their framework, we conducted an extensive review of the literature, finding a strong correlation between those needs and SWB. Our findings, though, showed that evidence regarding the causal impact of frequency of engagement in leisure activities on SWB is still lacking. For this reason, we decided to conduct two longitudinal analyses on the data coming from the Swiss Household Panel (SHP) and the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). We applied different analytical strategies to provide a possible estimation of the impact of leisure engagement on subjective well-being (SWB), with special attention to the interaction between patterns of cultural access and other factors known to affect psychological well-being. Doing sport/physical activity, singing/playing an instrument, and going to the theater and concerts, were found to be positively correlated to SWB in the SHP, and attend opera/theater/classical concerts and cinema/disco/pop concert were found to be positively correlated to SWB in the SOEP.

Questa tesi esamina l’impatto della partecipazione ad attività culturali e creative sul benessere psicologico (SWB). Dal punto di vista teorico, abbiamo trovato corrispondenza per il DRAMMA, framework proposto da Newman e colleghi (2014). Per poter testare questa proposta teorica, abbiamo condotto un'ampia review della letteratura, che supporta fortemente la correlazione tra questi bisogni ed il SWB. Da questa review è emerso che le evidenze empiriche in letteratura non supportano ancora una relazione causale tra benessere soggettivo e fruizione culturale. Per questa ragione, abbiamo deciso di effettuare un’ampia revisione della letteratura e una doppia analisi su dati longitudinali, dello Swiss Household Panel (SHP) e del German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). Abbiamo impiegato diverse strategie analitiche per fornire una possibile stima dell’impatto della fruizione culturale sul benessere soggettivo (SWB), con particolare attenzione alle interazioni tra pattern di accesso culturale e altri fattori che sappiamo influenzano il benessere soggettivo. Secondo le nostre analisi, praticare sport, cantare, suonare uno strumento e andare al teatro e/o concerti, hanno un impatto positivo sul benessere soggettivo nel SHP, e andare a teatro/opera/concerti di musica classica e cinema/discoteche/e concerti pop hanno un impatto positivo sul benessere soggettivo nel SOEP.

(2022). Does cultural participation improve subjective well-being?. (Tesi di dottorato, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, 2022).

Does cultural participation improve subjective well-being?

PASSARETTI, ALESSANDRA
2022

Abstract

This study attempts to examine the impact of engagement in leisure activities on subjective well-being (SWB). From the theoretical point of view, we found support for the DRAMMA framework proposed by Newman and colleagues (2014). To test their framework, we conducted an extensive review of the literature, finding a strong correlation between those needs and SWB. Our findings, though, showed that evidence regarding the causal impact of frequency of engagement in leisure activities on SWB is still lacking. For this reason, we decided to conduct two longitudinal analyses on the data coming from the Swiss Household Panel (SHP) and the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). We applied different analytical strategies to provide a possible estimation of the impact of leisure engagement on subjective well-being (SWB), with special attention to the interaction between patterns of cultural access and other factors known to affect psychological well-being. Doing sport/physical activity, singing/playing an instrument, and going to the theater and concerts, were found to be positively correlated to SWB in the SHP, and attend opera/theater/classical concerts and cinema/disco/pop concert were found to be positively correlated to SWB in the SOEP.
LUCCHINI, MARIO
SACCO, PIERLUIGI
leisure; leisureparticipation; SWB; wellbeing; culture
leisure; leisureparticipation; SWB; well-being; culture
SPS/07 - SOCIOLOGIA GENERALE
English
30-mag-2022
ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROCESSES
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2020/2021
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(2022). Does cultural participation improve subjective well-being?. (Tesi di dottorato, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, 2022).
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