Back to the Future Nostalgia Increases Optimism  

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Cheung, Wing-Yee ; Wildschut, Tim ; Sedikides, Constantine ; Hepper, Erica G. ; Arndt, Jamie ; Vingerhoets, Ad J. J. M.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (http://journals.sagepub.com/home/pspc) vol. 39 no. 11 (Nov. 2013), page 1484-1496.
Topik: Nostalgia; Optimism; Emotion; Memory; Self-esteem; Social Connectedness
Fulltext: Pers Soc Psychol Bull-2013-Cheung-1484-96 (8).pdf (404.5KB)

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This research examined the proposition that nostalgia is not simply a past-oriented emotion, but its scope extends into the future, and, in particular, a positive future. We adopted a convergent validation approach, using multiple methods to assess the relation between nostalgia and optimism. Study 1 tested whether nostalgic narratives entail traces of optimism; indeed, nostalgic (compared with ordinary) narratives contained more expressions of optimism. Study 2 manipulated nostalgia through the recollection of nostalgic (vs. ordinary) events, and showed that nostalgia boosts optimism. Study 3 demonstrated that the effect of nostalgia (induced with nomothetically relevant songs) on optimism is mediated by self-esteem. Finally, Study 4 established that nostalgia (induced with idiographically relevant lyrics) fosters social connectedness, which subsequently increases self-esteem, which then boosts optimism. The nostalgic experience is inherently optimistic and paints a subjectively rosier future.

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