Nostalgia proneness and the collective self
Nostalgia proneness and the collective self
In two studies, we examined the association between nostalgia proneness (i.e., trait-level nostalgia) and importance of the collective self. In Study 1, we tested and supported the hypothesis that nostalgia proneness is positively correlated with relational collectivism, which entails an emphasis on one’s connections with close others and small social networks. In Study 2, we demonstrated that nostalgia proneness is also positively correlated with group collectivism, which emphasizes one’s membership in more abstract, larger social groups or categories, and was reflected in increased identification with a national ingroup. These findings offer insight into the nature of nostalgia proneness—a consequential and stable personality trait.
collective self, group collectivism, ingroup identification, nostalgia proneness, relational collectivism
Abakoumkin, Georgios
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Wildschut, Tim
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Sedikides, Constantine
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26 October 2020
Abakoumkin, Georgios
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Wildschut, Tim
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Sedikides, Constantine
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Abakoumkin, Georgios, Wildschut, Tim and Sedikides, Constantine
(2020)
Nostalgia proneness and the collective self.
Frontiers in Psychology, 11, [570621].
(doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.570621).
Abstract
In two studies, we examined the association between nostalgia proneness (i.e., trait-level nostalgia) and importance of the collective self. In Study 1, we tested and supported the hypothesis that nostalgia proneness is positively correlated with relational collectivism, which entails an emphasis on one’s connections with close others and small social networks. In Study 2, we demonstrated that nostalgia proneness is also positively correlated with group collectivism, which emphasizes one’s membership in more abstract, larger social groups or categories, and was reflected in increased identification with a national ingroup. These findings offer insight into the nature of nostalgia proneness—a consequential and stable personality trait.
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Accepted/In Press date: 28 September 2020
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collective self, group collectivism, ingroup identification, nostalgia proneness, relational collectivism
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/444581
ISSN: 1664-1078
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