Nostalgia: content, triggers, functions.

By T. Wildschut, Constantine Sedikides, Jamie Arndt, C. Routledge. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2006

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The Hedonic Character of Nostalgia: An Integrative Data Analysis (2020, background): “their childhood or relationships, and often yearn for a return to this cherished past (Batcho, 1995; Wildschut et al., 2006; Van Tilburg et al., 2019a).”
Exploring Nostalgia's Influence on Psychological Growth (2014, methodology): “, 2008) and bolstering positive affect (Hepper et al., 2012; Wildschut et al., 2006), Study 1 in this paper is the first, to our knowledge, that explores the mediating role of nostalgia-induced positive emotion on cognitive (e.”
Finding Meaning in Nostalgia (2018, methodology): “…more capable of providing support to others, express charitable intentions, donate money to charity, and help others (Stephan et al., 2014, Study 4; Wildschut et al., 2006, Study 7; Wildschut, Sedikides, Routledge, Arndt, & Cordaro, 2010, Study 5; Zhou, Wildschut, Sedikides, Shi, & Feng, 2012,…”
Individual differences in nostalgia proneness: the integrating role of the need to belong (2013, background): “In previous research, results were unaffected by the inclusion (vs. omission) of a dictionary definition prior to the assessment of state nostalgia (Wildschut et al., 2006).”
To nostalgize: mixing memory with affect and desire (2015, methodology): “Nostalgic reverie refers to momentous life events (Wildschut et al., 2006, Studies 1 and 2), such as family traditions, relational celebrations, or cultural rituals (e.g., family Thanksgiving, high school graduation, wedding anniversary, playing in a championship basketball game).”
The value of historical nostalgia for marketing management (2011, neutral): “nostalgia (Allen et al., 1995; Areni et al., 1998; Goulding, 2001; Greenberg et al., 2004; Havlena and Holak, 1991; Hirsch, 1995; Holak and Havlena, 1992; Howell, 1991; Lowenthal, 1981; Norman, 1990; Schindler and Holbrook, 1993; Stern, 1992; Tannock, 1995; Wildschut et al., 2006; Witkowski, 1998).”
Attachment-related avoidance and the social and agentic content of nostalgic memories (2015, methodology): “First, nostalgic narratives typically feature close others (Wildschut et al., 2006).”
When bittersweet turns sour: adverse effects of nostalgia on habitual worriers (2012, background): “Following Wildschut et al. (2006), who found that these items had restriction of range problems, these items were not included in the present study.”
Mental travel into the past: differentiating recollections of nostalgic, ordinary, and positive events (2012, methodology): “For example, given the structural ambivalence of nostalgic recollections (Hepper et al., in press; Wildschut et al., 2006), will they manifest a bittersweet affective signature across the spectrum of general, activated, and deactivated affect?”
Away from “Unified Nostalgia”: Conceptual Differences of Personal and Historical Nostalgia Appeals in Advertising (2010, background): “Finally, Sujan, Bettman, and Baumgartner (1993) and Williams and Faber (1999) caution that using advertisements that encouraging the retrieval of autobiographical memories may act as a distraction, thus evoking fewer thoughts about the advertised product's features than advertisements not encour”
Nostalgia: The Gift That Keeps on Giving (2012, methodology): “The experimental manipulation of nostalgia was identical to studies 1 and 2, with the exception that participants also produced a written narrative of the nostalgic or ordinary event they recalled (Wildschut et al. 2006, study 6).”
Functions of reminiscence and emotional regulation among older adults (2008, background): “Wildschut et al. (2006) have reported that the participants in their study reported experiencing more positive than negative affect after recalling a nostalgic”
Exploring the Boundaries of Nostalgic Advertising Effects: A Consideration of Childhood Brand Exposure and Attachment on Consumers’ Responses to Nostalgia-Themed Advertisements (2014, background): “…often conceptualized as “bittersweet,” nostalgic reflections have been hypothesized and found to be predominantly positive, in other words, as seen through “rose-tinted glasses” (Belk 1990; Havlena and Holak 1991; Holak and Havlena 1992; Muehling and Sprott 2004; Stern 1992; Wildschut et al. 2006).”