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Nostalgia: content, triggers, functions

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Wildschut, Tim, Sedikides, Constantine, Arndt, Jamie, Routledge, Clay·2006·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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Seven methodologically diverse studies addressed 3 fundamental questions about nostalgia. Studies 1 and 2 examined the content of nostalgic experiences. Descriptions of nostalgic experiences typically featured the self as a protagonist in interactions with close others (e.g., friends) or in momentous events (e.g., weddings). Also, the descriptions contained more expressions of positive than negative affect and often depicted the redemption of negative life scenes by subsequent triumphs. Studies 3 and 4 examined triggers of nostalgia and revealed that nostalgia occurs in response to negative mood and the discrete affective state of loneliness. Studies 5, 6, and 7 investigated the functional utility of nostalgia and established that nostalgia bolsters social bonds, increases positive self-regard, and generates positive affect. These findings demarcate key landmarks in the hitherto uncharted research domain of nostalgia.

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Authors
Wildschut, T., Sedikides, C., Arndt, J., & Routledge, C.
Affiliations
  • University of Southampton (GB)
  • University of Missouri (US)
Venue
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Published
2006-11
Volume
91
Issue
5
Pages
975-993
ISSN
  • 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1315
OpenAlex
W2080315483
Cited by
1,252
References
117
Citations by year
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FWCI
15.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (acceptedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Nostalgia and Consumer Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Identity, Memory, and Therapy
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
Keywords
nostalgia, negative mood, loneliness, social bonds, self-regard, positive affect, close relationships, life events, narrative content
MeSH terms
Adult, Affect, Aged, 80 and over, Ego, Emotions, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Life Change Events, Loneliness, Male, Memory, Self Concept, Social Behavior, Students, Observer Variation, Narration

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