READ ME File For ?Hanin.xlsx?

Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D0862 

ReadMe Author: Tim Wildschut, University of Southampton

This dataset supports the publication:
Wildschut, T., Sedikides, C., & Alowidy, D.
Hanin: Nostalgia among Syrian refugees
European Journal of Social Psychology

This dataset contains:

The study materials associated with this dataset are included in the accompanying Microsoft Word files: nostalgic_event_condition.doc and ordinary_event_condition.doc.

id = participant identifier.

condition: refers to experimental condition (see instructions on pp. 2-3). 1 = ordinary event condition; 2 = nostalgic event condition.

affect1 ? affect12: refers to the affect items on p. 4, starting with ?happy? and ending with ?homesick.?

func1 ? func32_reversed: refers to the items assessing psychological function on pp. 4-5, starting with ?connected to loved ones? and ending with ?having money is not all that important to me.? The final two items have already been reverse-scored.

state_swl1 ? state_swl5: refers to the items assessing state satisfaction with life on p. 5, starting with ?In most ways, my life is close to ideal? and ending with ?If I could live my life over, I would change almost nothing.?

check1 ? check3: refers to the nostalgia manipulation check items on p. 5, starting with ?Right now, I am feeling quite nostalgic? and ending with ?I feel nostalgic at the moment.?

sns1 ? sns7_reversed: refers to the items of the Southampton Nostalgia Scale on p. 6, starting with ?How valuable is nostalgia for you?? and ending with ?Specifically, how often do you bring to mind nostalgic experiences?? The final item has already been reverse-scored.

bni1 ? bni20: Refers to the items of Batcho?s Nostalgia Index on pp. 6-7, starting with ?My family? and ending with ?My heroes/heroines.?

rs1 ? rs26: Refers to the items of Wagnild and Young?s Resilience Scale on p.8, starting with ?When I make plans, I follow through with them? and ending with ?I am resilient.?

trigger1 ? trigger17: Refers to triggers of nostalgia on p. 9, starting with ?When I am in a bad mood or feeling sad? and ending with ?At festivals or feasts.?

Gender: participant gender. 1 = male; 2 = female (p. 10).

Age: participant age (p. 10).

Ethnicity: participant ethnicity (p. 10).

Date of data collection: 2017

Licence: CC BY

Date that the file was created: April, 2019