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Nostalgia and spirituality: The roles of self-continuity and meaning in life

Nostalgia and spirituality: The roles of self-continuity and meaning in life
Nostalgia and spirituality: The roles of self-continuity and meaning in life
We investigated the relation between nostalgia and spirituality. We hypothesized that nostalgia is linked to greater spirituality through self-continuity and, in turn, meaning in life. In Study 1, we measured nostalgia and spirituality. Nostalgia predicted greater spirituality. In Study 2, we tested this relation in a nationally representative sample. Nostalgia again predicted greater spirituality, and this relation remained significant after controlling for key demographic variables and core personality traits. In Study 3, we manipulated nostalgia and measured self-continuity, meaning in life, and spirituality. Nostalgia predicted spirituality serially via self-continuity and meaning in life.
nostalgia, spirituality, self-continuity, meaning in life
1864-9335
152–162
Biskas, Marios
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Juhl, Jacob
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Wildschut, Tim
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Biskas, Marios, Juhl, Jacob, Wildschut, Tim, Sedikides, Constantine and Saroglou, Vassilis (2022) Nostalgia and spirituality: The roles of self-continuity and meaning in life. Social Psychology, 53 (3), 152–162. (doi:10.1027/1864-9335/a000487).

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We investigated the relation between nostalgia and spirituality. We hypothesized that nostalgia is linked to greater spirituality through self-continuity and, in turn, meaning in life. In Study 1, we measured nostalgia and spirituality. Nostalgia predicted greater spirituality. In Study 2, we tested this relation in a nationally representative sample. Nostalgia again predicted greater spirituality, and this relation remained significant after controlling for key demographic variables and core personality traits. In Study 3, we manipulated nostalgia and measured self-continuity, meaning in life, and spirituality. Nostalgia predicted spirituality serially via self-continuity and meaning in life.

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Accepted/In Press date: 23 May 2022
Published date: 23 May 2022
Keywords: nostalgia, spirituality, self-continuity, meaning in life

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Local EPrints ID: 467316
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/467316
ISSN: 1864-9335
PURE UUID: 1c9305cd-ae7e-4483-924d-de52c128fbfb
ORCID for Tim Wildschut: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6499-5487
ORCID for Constantine Sedikides: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4036-889X

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Date deposited: 05 Jul 2022 17:06
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 07:21

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Author: Marios Biskas
Author: Jacob Juhl
Author: Tim Wildschut ORCID iD
Author: Vassilis Saroglou

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