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Keywords: nostalgia, optimism, emotion, memory, self-esteem, social connectedness
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1484-1496 |
| Journal | Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 11 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
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Back to the future : Nostalgia increases optimism. / Cheung, W.-Y.; Wildschut, T.; Sedikides, C.; Hepper, E.G.; Arndt, J.; Vingerhoets, A.J.J.M.
In: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 11, 2013, p. 1484-1496.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Back to the future
T2 - Nostalgia increases optimism
AU - Cheung, W.-Y.
AU - Wildschut, T.
AU - Sedikides, C.
AU - Hepper, E.G.
AU - Arndt, J.
AU - Vingerhoets, A.J.J.M.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - This research examined the proposition that nostalgia is not simply a past-oriented emotion, but its scope extends into the future, and, in particular, a positive future. We adopted a convergent validation approach, using multiple methods to assess the relation between nostalgia and optimism. Study 1 tested whether nostalgic narratives entail traces of optimism; indeed, nostalgic (compared with ordinary) narratives contained more expressions of optimism. Study 2 manipulated nostalgia through the recollection of nostalgic (vs. ordinary) events, and showed that nostalgia boosts optimism. Study 3 demonstrated that the effect of nostalgia (induced with nomothetically relevant songs) on optimism is mediated by self-esteem. Finally, Study 4 established that nostalgia (induced with idiographically relevant lyrics) fosters social connectedness, which subsequently increases self-esteem, which then boosts optimism. The nostalgic experience is inherently optimistic and paints a subjectively rosier future.Keywords: nostalgia, optimism, emotion, memory, self-esteem, social connectedness
AB - This research examined the proposition that nostalgia is not simply a past-oriented emotion, but its scope extends into the future, and, in particular, a positive future. We adopted a convergent validation approach, using multiple methods to assess the relation between nostalgia and optimism. Study 1 tested whether nostalgic narratives entail traces of optimism; indeed, nostalgic (compared with ordinary) narratives contained more expressions of optimism. Study 2 manipulated nostalgia through the recollection of nostalgic (vs. ordinary) events, and showed that nostalgia boosts optimism. Study 3 demonstrated that the effect of nostalgia (induced with nomothetically relevant songs) on optimism is mediated by self-esteem. Finally, Study 4 established that nostalgia (induced with idiographically relevant lyrics) fosters social connectedness, which subsequently increases self-esteem, which then boosts optimism. The nostalgic experience is inherently optimistic and paints a subjectively rosier future.Keywords: nostalgia, optimism, emotion, memory, self-esteem, social connectedness
U2 - 10.1177/0146167213499187
DO - 10.1177/0146167213499187
M3 - Article
VL - 39
SP - 1484
EP - 1496
JO - Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
JF - Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
SN - 0146-1672
IS - 11
ER -