| For An Interpersonal Approach: Shared | Nostalgia | |
| 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 |
| 2013). Back to the future: | nostalgia | increases |
| and Sedikides, C. (2019). Anticipated | nostalgia | : looking forward to |
| Up Examination of Experimentally Induced | Nostalgia | Reducing ERN |
| nostalgia | and avoidant attachment on relationship |
| nostalgia: | nostalgia | promotes health optimism and physical |
| Routledge, C. (2015). | Nostalgia | : A Psychological Resource. New York |
| Nostalgia | as an existential resource. J |
| Nostalgia | as a resource for psychological |
| E., and Pedersen, B. (2017). | Nostalgia | motivates pursuit of important |
| C., and Arndt, J. (2015). | Nostalgia | -evoked inspiration. Personal. Soc |
| al. (2014). The mnemonic mover: | Nostalgia | regulates avoidance |
| nostalgia | . Psychophysiology 52, 990–996. doi |
| 2010). | Nostalgia | as a repository of social |
| Nostalgia | : the gift that keeps on |
| Keywords: nostalgia, shared | nostalgia | , motivation, self-regulation |
| and Routledge C (2020) Is | Nostalgia | a Past or |
| Current Issues in | Nostalgia | Research |