TY - JOUR
T1 - Nostalgia fosters self-continuity: Uncovering the mechanism (social connectedness) and consequence (eudaimonic well-being)
AU - Sedikides, Constantine
AU - Wildschut, Tim
AU - Cheung, Wing Yee
AU - Hepper, Erica G.
AU - Vail, Kenneth
AU - Brackstone, Kenny
AU - Routledge, Clay
AU - Arndt, Jamie
AU - Zhou, Xinyue
AU - Vingerhoets, Ad J.J.M.
PY - 2016/6/1
Y1 - 2016/6/1
N2 - Nostalgia, a sentimental longing for one's past, is an emotion that arises from self-relevant and social memories. Nostalgia functions, in part, to foster self-continuity, that is, a sense of connection between one's past and one's present. This article examined, in 6 experiments, how nostalgia fosters selfcontinuity and the implications of that process for well-being. Nostalgia fosters self-continuity by augmenting social connectedness, that is, a sense of belongingness and acceptance (Experiments 1-4). Nostalgia-induced self-continuity, in turn, confers eudaimonic well-being, operationalized as subjective vitality (i.e., a feeling of aliveness and energy; Experiments 5-6). The findings clarify and expand the benefits of nostalgia for both the self-system and psychological adjustment.
AB - Nostalgia, a sentimental longing for one's past, is an emotion that arises from self-relevant and social memories. Nostalgia functions, in part, to foster self-continuity, that is, a sense of connection between one's past and one's present. This article examined, in 6 experiments, how nostalgia fosters selfcontinuity and the implications of that process for well-being. Nostalgia fosters self-continuity by augmenting social connectedness, that is, a sense of belongingness and acceptance (Experiments 1-4). Nostalgia-induced self-continuity, in turn, confers eudaimonic well-being, operationalized as subjective vitality (i.e., a feeling of aliveness and energy; Experiments 5-6). The findings clarify and expand the benefits of nostalgia for both the self-system and psychological adjustment.
KW - Emotion
KW - Eudaimonic wellbeing
KW - Nostalgia
KW - Self
KW - Self-continuity
KW - Social connectedness
KW - 2020
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/426fff05-fa4e-3995-b2b1-260e4afed4eb/
U2 - 10.1037/emo0000136
DO - 10.1037/emo0000136
M3 - Article
C2 - 26751632
VL - 16
SP - 524
EP - 539
JO - Emotion
JF - Emotion
SN - 1528-3542
IS - 4
ER -