Culture and well-being: the social capital of cultural participation

Journal title SOCIOLOGIA DELLA COMUNICAZIONE
Author/s Ivana Matteucci
Publishing Year 2020 Issue 2019/58
Language Italian Pages 13 P. 103-115 File size 202 KB
DOI 10.3280/SC2019-058006
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The present contribution aims to investigate the correlation between the per-ception of well-being and the existence of cultural resources referable to the con-cept of social capital. The problem is to understand if cultural participation can contribute to subjective well-being. The data we collected confirm that members of cultural associations possess high levels of social capital, which is positively correlated with cultural participation. With respect to the perception of well-being, it can be argued that, while the level of satisfaction with one’s life correlates with the socio-cultural expectations met, personal fulfillment is more closely linked to hu-man capital.

Keywords: Culture, well-being, social capital, associations, satisfaction for life, self-fulfillment.

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Ivana Matteucci, Cultura e benessere. Il capitale sociale della partecipazione culturale in "SOCIOLOGIA DELLA COMUNICAZIONE " 58/2019, pp 103-115, DOI: 10.3280/SC2019-058006