TY  -  JOUR
AU  -  Tavano Blessi, Giorgio
AU  -  Grossi, Enzo
AU  -  Viganò, Federica
T1  -  Cultural participation as a balancing factor in the gender-related psychological well-being gap: an exploratory study on the Italian population
PY  -  2023
Y1  -  2023-05-01
DO  -  10.1723/4078.40639
JO  -  Journal of Sex- and Gender-Specific Medicine
JA  -  J Sex Gender Specif Med
VL  -  9
IS  -  2
SP  -  87
EP  -  95
PB  -  Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore
SN  -  2974-8623
Y2  -  2026/05/19
UR  -  http://dx.doi.org/10.1723/4078.40639
N2  -  Summary. Well-being is a complex and multi-faceted concept, which covers several dimensions ranging from the physical to the psychological. It also includes the environment in which an individual lives and operates, playing a role in defining the concept of well-being.The influence of these possible well-being determinants – physical, psychological and environmental – may vary in relation to gender, providing in this way different possible outcomes and evidences in relation to health and social policies.This article focuses on the impact of possible well-being determinants on the female and male genders in an attempt to illustrate the effective dimension of individual characteristics regarding employment, socio-economic status, civil status, overall health and education. In addition, the manuscript analyzes the influence of participation in social-related activities, given the pro-active role these play in the promotion of health and psychological condition.The study is based on a 2018 survey of a statistically representative sample of the Italian population, which gathered information concerning the influence of several elements on individual subjective well-being. The analysis reveals a general agreement on how health status is one of the major detrimental risk factors for decreased psychological well-being in both genders. It also shows that cultural experiences act toward preventing well-being distress, particularly in females, leading to significant consequences in terms of promotion of individual subjective well-being.
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