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Combating the mental health stigma with nostalgia

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Turner, Rhiannon N., Wildschut, Tim, Sedikides, Constantine, Gheorghiu, Mirona·2013·European Journal of Social Psychology
DOI 10.1002/ejsp.1952
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We report research implicating nostalgia as an intrapersonal means of warding off the stigmatization of persons with mental illness. We hypothesized and found that nostalgia about an encounter with a person with mental illness improves attitudes toward the mentally ill. In Experiment 1, undergraduates who recalled an encounter with a mentally ill person while focusing on central (vs. peripheral) features of the nostalgia prototype reported a more positive outgroup attitude. This beneficial effect of nostalgia was mediated by greater inclusion of the outgroup in the self (IOGS). In Experiment 2, undergraduates who recalled a nostalgic (vs. ordinary) interaction with a mentally ill person subsequently showed a more positive outgroup attitude. Results supported a serial mediation model whereby nostalgia increased social connectedness, which predicted greater IOGS and outgroup trust. IOGS and outgroup trust, in turn, predicted more positive outgroup attitudes. We ruled out alternative explanations for the results (i.e., mood, perceived positivity, and typicality of the recalled outgroup member). The findings speak to the intricate psychological processes underlying the prejudice‐reduction function of nostalgia and their interventional potential. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Nostalgia reduces negative attitudes toward stigmatized groups (overweight, mentally ill, older adults).

    “Those who reflected on a nostalgic experience subsequently expressed less negative attitudes toward the stigmatized group.”

    From Nostalgia: An impactful social emotion (2023) · cites this paper as [52]

    The Outgroup Attitude section reports more positive attitudes toward people with mental illness after nostalgic recall. The Outgroup Attitude as a Consequence of Nostalgia section also reports earlier findings concerning overweight people. Our copy provides no finding about attitudes toward older adults, so it does not support that part of the claim. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Nostalgic reflection strengthens intentions for intergroup contact.

    “We have found that nostalgic reflection strengthens intentions for intergroup contact (Turner et al., 2012(Turner et al., , 2013)).”

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    The Outgroup Attitude section reports that nostalgic recall improved attitudes toward an outgroup, and the paper studies this effect for people with mental illness. It does not report strengthened intentions for future intergroup contact; the Coda discusses improved face-to-face encounters only as a possibility. The indexed passages provide no page number for these sections. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Nostalgia promotes prosocial attitudes and behaviors, such as cooperation, charitable donations, and prejudice reduction.

    “Third, nostalgia promotes prosocial attitudes and behaviors, such as cooperation30,50, charitable donations51,52, and prejudice reduction53–56, all of which can be perceived as sociomoral concerns linked to moral values57.”

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Authors
Turner, R. N., Wildschut, T., Sedikides, C., & Gheorghiu, M.
Affiliations
  • Queen's University Belfast (GB)
  • University of Southampton (GB)
Corresponding author
Turner, Rhiannon N.
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Venue
European Journal of Social Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2013-05-10
Volume
43
Issue
5
Pages
413-422
ISSN
  • 0046-2772 (ISSN-L)
  • 1099-0992
DOI
10.1002/ejsp.1952
OpenAlex
W2101949778
Semantic Scholar
546c658f876611f2d70ad95c0c2a56295ceba3c3
Cited by
72
References
56
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FWCI
20.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • European Journal of Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (acceptedVersion)
  • Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Nostalgia and Consumer Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Keywords
nostalgia, mental health stigma, prejudice reduction, outgroup attitudes, outgroup trust, social connectedness, stigma reduction interventions

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