Paths toward well-being: An action-research for promoting quality of life in a multidimensional perspective

Responsabile del progetto

Prof.ssa Patrizia Patrizi

Unità di Ricerca

Prof.ssa Patrizia Patrizi

Dott. Ernesto Lodi

Dott.ssa Lucrezia Perrella

Progetto PRIN Bando 2022 PNRR prot. P2022BZNKM

The action-research project involves Sardinia and Sicily and will be carried out on three contexts: schools, universities and workplaces. Each local unit will focus its intervention on a specific target. Specifically, local unit of the University of Cagliari: focus on the schools; local unit of the Kore University of Enna: focus on the organizations; local unit of the University of Sassari: focus on university. Aims of the project: a) extend the Italian validation of the Well-being Profile (WB-Pro): at the present, a first validation study on an Italian sample is to be published, but it is necessary to extend the administration to a larger and more heterogenous sample; b) create and test some trainings to develop and enhance the dimensions of subjective well-being, evaluated by the WB-Pro and the impact on others significant variables (performance, engagement, domain-specific self-efficacy, etc.). The most significant dimensions, highlighted by the statistical analysis conducted on the first validation study are: optimism, competence, self-esteem, engagement, meaning, positive emotions. The WB-Pro will be administered before and after the trainings, involving 100 participants for the experimental group and 100 participants for the control group for each local unit/target. The trainings will be aimed at improving the dimensions indicated above. The trainings will include group and individual sessions and each training will consist of approximately 6 to 8 one-hour training sessions. We will conduct a literature review of existing training to enhance well-being and its dimensions, particularly those associated to the main facets measured with the WB-Pro. Data derived from the monitoring of the training will be analyzed and a survey to detect the impact of training on variables related to well-being will be created.