EMOZIONI POSITIVE E BENESSERE PSICOLOGICO POSITIVE EMOTIONS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING

Positive emotions have attracted increased scientific attention in the past decade but looking at positive emotions as outcomes is just the beginning. In large, well-controlled studies, positive emotions have been found to contribute to many different life outcomes, as well as increased cognitive and social functions. The «broaden-and-build» theory of positive emotions encompasses this variety of empirical results, and this chapter uses this theory as a framework for organizing and interrelating past findings and current questions about positive emotions and their link with subjective wellbeing.