On the nature of nostalgia: a psychological perspective

Sedikides, Constantine and Wildschut, Tim (2024) On the nature of nostalgia: a psychological perspective. Emotion Review. (doi:10.1177/17540739241303497).

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We raise issues about the philosophical claims made in this article regarding the nature of nostalgia. Drawing on psychological research, we contend that nostalgia is rooted in memory rather than time, is directed toward specific objects rather than being object-free, is predominantly positive rather than a form of mourning, and is focused on the past rather than the present or future.

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Accepted/In Press date: 1 November 2024

e-pub ahead of print date: 8 December 2024

Keywords: nostalgia, objects of nostalgia, valence of nostalgia, temporal forms of nostalgia

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Local EPrints ID: 496307

URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/496307

DOI: doi:10.1177/17540739241303497

ISSN: 1754-0739

PURE UUID: d958eb5f-ee52-463a-a5b4-31611b0101e0

ORCID for Constantine Sedikides:

orcid.org/0000-0003-4036-889X

ORCID for Tim Wildschut:

orcid.org/0000-0002-6499-5487

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Date deposited: 11 Dec 2024 17:44

Last modified: 12 Dec 2024 02:37

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Author: Constantine Sedikides

Author: Tim Wildschut

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