Finding Meaning in Nostalgia
Abstract
Nostalgia—defined as sentimental longing for one's past—is a self-relevant, albeit deeply social, and an ambivalent, albeit more positive than negative, emotion. As nostalgia brings the past into present focus, it has existential implications. Nostalgia helps people find meaning in their lives, and it does so primarily by increasing social connectedness (a sense of belongingness and acceptance), and secondarily by augmenting self-continuity (a...
Paper Details
Title
Finding Meaning in Nostalgia
Published Date
Mar 1, 2018
Journal
Volume
22
Issue
1
Pages
48 - 61
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