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Is Nostalgia a Past or Future-Oriented
Nostalgia, a sentimental longing for the
growing body of research positions nostalgia as a psychological
sadness, loneliness, and meaninglessness trigger nostalgia and
nostalgia, in turn, enhances well-being
activation of avoidance motivation increases nostalgia, which then
nostalgia is ultimately a future-oriented
Nostalgia involves reflecting on past experiences
focused on nostalgia as a shared experience
Nostalgia increases general well-being (Routledge
nostalgia increases optimism (Cheung et al
people get older, nostalgia makes them feel youthful and
Routledge, 2015). In short, nostalgia promotes the types of affective
Critically, nostalgia-induced affective states promote relevant
instance, health optimism triggered by nostalgia is
Similarly, the social efficacy nostalgia engenders leads to increased
experience nostalgia, they are subsequently more likely
Zhou et al., 2012). Nostalgia doesn't just make people
the most compelling evidence that nostalgia is a
goals are about the future. Nostalgia increases the
et al., 2015). More broadly, nostalgia
Given the social nature of nostalgia, its impact on goals may
in the interpersonal domain. Relatedly, nostalgia's impact on
avoidance), nostalgia increases social goal pursuit. For
avoidance), nostalgia decreases social goal pursuit. In
sum, nostalgia
The neuroscience of nostalgia remains limited. Nostalgia proneness is
as loneliness and meaninglessness, trigger nostalgia as a
et al. (2019) found that nostalgia reduced error related
consistent with research indicating that nostalgia orients people away
to examine if, and how, nostalgia affects motivation as
For An Interpersonal Approach: Shared Nostalgia
Although previous research demonstrates that nostalgia is primarily
nostalgia occurs in a social setting
Nostalgia likely frequently
future research should explore nostalgia as a shared experience. We
define shared nostalgia as nostalgia transmitted to at least one
nostalgia needs to be determined. How
We posit that individuals share nostalgia for two purposes: to create
nostalgia may prompt an individual to
By definition, nostalgia is a past-focused affective
of nostalgia. Specifically, people can reference their
introduced the concept of anticipated nostalgia. This
past. Instead, anticipated nostalgia is nostalgia for the present and
found that anticipated nostalgia is related to deliberate savoring
pictures. Thus, anticipated nostalgia could be considered a
the future-oriented nature of nostalgia, individual
using nostalgia (e.g., attachment-related avoidance
examine other instances in which nostalgia does not result in
nostalgia on approach-oriented social goals
of nostalgia on youthfulness and implications for
forward: nostalgia as a psychological resource for
Experimentally induced nostalgia reduces the amplitude of the
nostalgia increases optimism (via social-connectedness
but not low, in trait nostalgia. Personal
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nostalgia and avoidant attachment on relationship
nostalgia: nostalgia promotes health optimism and physical
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Keywords: nostalgia, shared nostalgia, motivation, self-regulation
and Routledge C (2020) Is Nostalgia a Past or
Current Issues in Nostalgia Research