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Nostalgia - A Psychological Resource (Paperback)
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Nostalgia - A Psychological Resource (Paperback)
Series: Essays in Social Psychology
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Nostalgia is a topic that most lay people are familiar with, but,
until recently, few social scientists understood. Once viewed as a
disease, nostalgia is now considered to be an important
psychological resource. It involves revisiting personally cherished
memories that involve close others. When people engage in
nostalgia, they experience a boost in positive psychological states
such as positive mood, feelings of social connectedness,
self-esteem, self-continuity, and perceptions of meaning in life.
Since nostalgia promotes these positive states, when people
experience negative states (such as loneliness or meaninglessness),
they use nostalgia to regulate distress. This book explains in
detail what nostalgia is, how views of it have changed over time,
and how it has been studied by social scientists. It explores
issues like how common nostalgia is and whether people differ in
their tendency to be nostalgic. It looks at the triggers and
inspiration for nostalgia, and the emotional states that are
associated with it. Finally, the psychological, social, and
behavioral effects of engaging in nostalgia are discussed. This
volume provides the most comprehensive overview to date of the
social scientific research into the complex and intriguing
phenomenon of nostalgia. It will be of interest to a range of
students and researchers in psychology and beyond, and its
accessible writing style and engaging anecdotes will also be
appreciated by a wider, non-academic audience.
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