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Past forward: Nostalgia as a motivational force

Past forward: Nostalgia as a motivational force
Past forward: Nostalgia as a motivational force
Nostalgia has endured a negative reputation, being branded an unhealthy preoccupation with one's past. This reputation is unwarranted. Nostalgia has remarkable implications for one's future. It strengthens approach orientation, raises optimism, evokes inspiration, boosts creativity, and kindles prosociality. Far from reflecting escapism from the present, nostalgia potentiates an attainable future.
nostalgia, motivation, optimism, inspiration, creativity, prosociality
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Sedikides, C.
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Wildschut, R.
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Sedikides, C.
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Wildschut, R.
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Sedikides, C. and Wildschut, R. (2016) Past forward: Nostalgia as a motivational force. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 1-3. (doi:10.1016/j.tics.2016.01.008).

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Nostalgia has endured a negative reputation, being branded an unhealthy preoccupation with one's past. This reputation is unwarranted. Nostalgia has remarkable implications for one's future. It strengthens approach orientation, raises optimism, evokes inspiration, boosts creativity, and kindles prosociality. Far from reflecting escapism from the present, nostalgia potentiates an attainable future.

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Accepted/In Press date: 28 January 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 18 February 2016
Keywords: nostalgia, motivation, optimism, inspiration, creativity, prosociality
Organisations: Human Wellbeing

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Local EPrints ID: 388054
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/388054
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.tics.2016.01.008
ISSN: 1364-6613
PURE UUID: aedc2554-8231-4a7d-b6b5-da1fdd15b539
ORCID for C. Sedikides: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4036-889X
ORCID for R. Wildschut: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6499-5487

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Date deposited: 19 Feb 2016 11:10
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 05:24

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Author: C. Sedikides ORCID iD
Author: R. Wildschut ORCID iD

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