| Nostalgia | Proneness and the Collective Self |
| we examined the association between | nostalgia | proneness |
| i.e., trait-level | nostalgia | ) and importance of the collective |
| and supported the hypothesis that | nostalgia | |
| Study 2, we demonstrated that | nostalgia | proneness |
| insight into the nature of | nostalgia | proneness—a |
| Nostalgia | , “a sentimental longing … for the |
| nostalgia | makes one feel loved, supported |
| on the sociality function of | nostalgia | has been concerned |
| transient (i.e., state-level) | nostalgia | . In the |
| the role of trait-level | nostalgia | |
| i.e., | nostalgia | proneness; Sedikides et al., 2004 |
| The extant literature indicates that | nostalgia | proneness is positively |
| various indices of sociality. High- | nostalgia | (compared to |
| low- | nostalgia | ) individuals value social inclusion. In |
| 1998), participants first completed the | Nostalgia | Inventory |
| NI; Batcho, 1995), which assesses | nostalgia | proneness across different |
| to classify participants as high | nostalgia | and |
| low | nostalgia | by selecting the top and |
| people rather than alone. High- | nostalgia | (compared to |
| low- | nostalgia | ) participants reported a stronger preference |
| nostalgia | proneness with three core features |
| Across five studies, | nostalgia | proneness was consistently associated |
| children. Moreover, the link between | nostalgia | proneness |
| al. further showed that high- | nostalgia | (compared to |
| low- | nostalgia | ) individuals evinced greater attachment security |
| turn, mediated the relation between | nostalgia | proneness and empathy |
| High-nostalgia (compared to low- | nostalgia | ) individuals were more likely |
| The distinctive sociality of | nostalgia | proneness is brought into sharp |
| relief when | nostalgia | is contrasted with two other |
| examined how | nostalgia | , rumination, and counterfactual thinking are |
| mortality awareness). The uniqueness of | nostalgia | proneness |
| weak association with bitterness revival. | Nostalgia | -prone individuals |
| cumulative evidence, we propose that | nostalgia | -prone |
| we tested the association of | nostalgia | proneness with |
| by examining the link between | nostalgia | proneness |
| nomological net around | nostalgia | proneness and thereby better |
| completed measures of | nostalgia | proneness, individualism, and |
| relations. We hypothesized that | nostalgia | proneness would be positively |
| measures, “ | Nostalgia | —part 1, wave 1” (completed |
| contained measures of | nostalgia | proneness, and “Self-Regulatory |
| Self-Regulatory Orientation” study. The “ | Nostalgia | ” study assessed |
| nostalgia | proneness at six timepoints. We |
| eight participants completed measures of | nostalgia | |
| Nostalgia | Proneness |
| Participants in the “ | Nostalgia | —part 1, wave 1” LISS |
| Southampton | Nostalgia | Scale (SNS; Barrett et al |
| extent to which participants found | nostalgia | |
| We used two measures of | nostalgia | proneness for the purpose of |
| hypothesized, both measures of | nostalgia | proneness (SNS and NI) were |
| collectivism). The | nostalgia | proneness measures were also positively |
| Table 1. Correlations among | nostalgia | proneness, collectivism |
| concerning their unique relations with | nostalgia | proneness. To address |
| nostalgia | -proneness measure with each collectivism |
| between | nostalgia | -proneness measures and collectivism dimensions |
| correlation of each | nostalgia | -proneness measure with each individualism |
| nostalgia | proneness. Women evinced significantly higher |
| analyses), the correlations of both | nostalgia | |
| we examined the relation between | nostalgia | proneness and |
| in Study 1, we assessed | nostalgia | proneness with the SNS (Barrett |
| As hypothesized, both measures of | nostalgia | |
| scored lower on | nostalgia | (but age range was limited |
| Table 2. Correlations among | nostalgia | proneness, group-level |
| Study 1 revealed that | nostalgia | proneness is associated with higher |
| this finding by demonstrating that | nostalgia | proneness is also linked |
| Extant evidence has tied | nostalgia | proneness to a stronger preference |
| nomological net around | nostalgia | proneness. Our point of departure |
| we examined the association of | nostalgia | proneness with |
| individualism) revealed that high-nostalgia (compared to low- | nostalgia | |
| collectivism. Zero-order correlations between | nostalgia | proneness and |
| turn, demonstrated a link between | nostalgia | proneness and group |
| assessments of | nostalgia | proneness (SNS and NI) produced |
| for the conclusion that high- | nostalgia | (compared to |
| low- | nostalgia | ) individuals are more likely both |
| nostalgia | proneness. Collectivism entails a strong |
| Gasper, 2013), lead to increased | nostalgia | |
| reverie. | Nostalgia | , in turn, serves a compensatory |
| Wildschut, 2019). By so doing, | nostalgia | can increase the |
| path from | nostalgia | to relational and group collectivism |
| when one’s | nostalgia | pertains to, or is shared |
| nostalgia | and (relational as well as |
| Another unresolved question is whether | nostalgia | proneness, through its |
| is important to distinguish between | nostalgia | for experiences from |
| nostalgia | for the ostensibly glorious past |
| national nostalgia). Proneness to | nostalgia | for one’s personal past |
| By contrast, | nostalgia | for the past of one |
| nostalgia | . Their findings indicate that, under |
| nostalgia | for the collective past is |
| from former Yugoslavia rated their | nostalgia | |
| Yugoslavia (Bosniaks, Serbs, and Croats). | Nostalgia | for the |
| referent of | nostalgia | . For example, political conservatives might |
| the precise circumstances under which | nostalgia | proneness, in its |
| High-nostalgia (compared to low- | nostalgia | ) individuals attach great |
| sometimes contradictory implications of | nostalgia | proneness and human |
| From | nostalgia | through social connectedness to self |
| Nostalgia | in response to group-based |
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| C., and Wildschut, T. (2017a). | Nostalgia | |
| A. H. (2017b). Collective | nostalgia | is associated with stronger |
| Autobiographical memory functions of | nostalgia | in comparison to |
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| Nostalgia | and well-being in daily |
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| role of collective | nostalgia | across 27 countries. Soc. Psychol |
| s good old days: national | nostalgia | , autochthony beliefs, and |
| weight stigma: | nostalgia | improves attitudes toward persons who |
| through | nostalgia | . Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. 48 |
| the mental health stigma with | nostalgia | . Eur. J. Soc |
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| nostalgia | ” in Handbook of positive psychology |
| intergenerational transfer of older adults’ | nostalgia | . Memory 26 |
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| on the restorative function of | nostalgia | |
| Keywords: | nostalgia | proneness, relational collectivism, group |
| T and Sedikides C (2020) | Nostalgia | |
| Current Issues in | Nostalgia | Research |