Nostalgia as a resource for psychological health and well-being
Nostalgia as a resource for psychological health and well-being
Historically, nostalgia has been viewed as a disease of the brain or the mind. However, in recent years, nostalgia has received a conceptual rehabilitation due to a revival of scholarly interest accompanied by the use of contemporary empirical methods. Drawing upon this recent work, we propose that nostalgia is an important resource for psychological health and well-being. We begin by detailing the characteristics of the nostalgic experience and then discuss a wide range of studies demonstrating that psychological threat triggers nostalgia, nostalgia enhances psychological health and well-being, and nostalgia promotes adaptive psychological functioning among individuals at risk for poor mental health. We also highlight the need for future research on nostalgia's relation to psychological health.
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Routledge, Clay
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Wildschut, Tim
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Sedikides, Constantine
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Juhl, Jacob
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November 2013
Routledge, Clay
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Wildschut, Tim
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Sedikides, Constantine
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Juhl, Jacob
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Routledge, Clay, Wildschut, Tim, Sedikides, Constantine and Juhl, Jacob
(2013)
Nostalgia as a resource for psychological health and well-being.
Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 7 (11), .
(doi:10.1111/spc3.12070).
Abstract
Historically, nostalgia has been viewed as a disease of the brain or the mind. However, in recent years, nostalgia has received a conceptual rehabilitation due to a revival of scholarly interest accompanied by the use of contemporary empirical methods. Drawing upon this recent work, we propose that nostalgia is an important resource for psychological health and well-being. We begin by detailing the characteristics of the nostalgic experience and then discuss a wide range of studies demonstrating that psychological threat triggers nostalgia, nostalgia enhances psychological health and well-being, and nostalgia promotes adaptive psychological functioning among individuals at risk for poor mental health. We also highlight the need for future research on nostalgia's relation to psychological health.
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