Nostalgia as a Resource for the Self

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15411486
AutoresMatthew Ve (0000-0003-1759-4864, Ohio University, autor correspondente), Jamie Arndt (University of Missouri), Clay Routledge (North Dakota State University), Constantine Sedikides (0000-0002-7563-306X, University of Southampton), Tim Wildschut (0000-0002-6499-5487, University of Southampton)
Ano2010
Volume11
Fascículo3
Páginas273-284
Data de publicação2010-11-20
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSelf and Identity (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1529-8868 • E-ISSN: 1529-8876
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15298868.2010.521452
OpenAlexW2113461176
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas93
Referências citadas40

This research tested whether nostalgia serves as a positive resource for the self. In Experiment 1, nostalgia was induced and the accessibility of positive self-attributes was assessed. Participants who thought about a nostalgic experience, relative to those who thought about a positive future experience, evidenced heightened accessibility of positive self-attributes. In Experiment 2, participants received negative or positive performance feedback and then thought about a nostalgic or ordinary past experience. Subsequently, they were given the opportunity to make internal attributions for their performance. Participants displayed a typical pattern of self-serving attributions if they were not given the opportunity to engage in nostalgia. Nostalgic engagement, however, attenuated this effect. Nostalgia indeed functions as a positive resource for the self

Attribution · Resource (disambiguation · Self · Self-enhancement · Media Influence and Health · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Nostalgia and Consumer Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology