Antonella Delle Fave

Flow as a key resource for individual and societal development

Antonella Delle Fave, MD specialized in Clinical Psychology, is professor of Psychology at the Medical School, University of Milano, Italy. Her research interests include the study of mental health indicators, flow experience and daily functioning across cultures and among individuals experiencing conditions of diversity and adversity. She is involved in research and intervention projects aimed at promoting well-being and mental health in different life domains, with specific attention to work and health. Since 2009, with partners from different countries, she is engaged in the Eudaimonic and Hedonic Happiness Investigation project (EHHI), to explore cultural and regional variations in the conceptualization of happiness, goals, and sources of meaning in life.  Her scientific production includes papers in international peer-reviewed journals, as well as authored and edited academic volumes. She served as President of the International Positive Psychology Association, the European Network of Positive Psychology and the Società Italiana di Psicologia Positiva. Since 2010 she is Editor in Chief of the Journal of Happiness Studies.