Ricerc@Sapienza

The aim of this research is to verify in our cultural context the validity of the findings reached by the research group based on Sweden, Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Blekinge Center of Competence, the Blekinge County Council research, Development and Innovation Unit.
The research team in Sweden has, in collaboration with Professor Robert Cloninger in St Louis, conducted a series of studies on the promotion of well-being and health at work, among various groups of professionals such as teachers, policemen, health care staff but. We are especially interested in the interaction between work environmental work factors defined as the psychological climate, co-acts with personality and whether there are any indicators of specific personality types being more vulnerable to the negative effects of stress. Developing the ability to bounce back or to cope successfully despite difficult circumstances (i.e., resilience; Rutter, 2008), is important. Research shows that individuals who have a high level of resilience growth positively and develop less burnout symptoms even after adverse work experiences (Guo, Luo, Lam, Cross, Plummer, & Zhang, 2018). In this sense, individual resilience is a strong protective factor that reduces the impact of workplace stress (Shatté, Perlman, Smith, & Lynch, 2017) and life stress in general (Ong, Bergeman, Bisconti, & Wallace, 2006). High levels of resilience among health care professionals have been associated with increased overall well-being, psychological health, improved work relationships, professional quality of life, and increased job-satisfaction (Delgado, Upton, Ranse, Furness, & Foster, 2017).