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What Good is Organizational Nostalgia in the Time of Pandemic? Unpacking a Pathway from Covid-Related Stress to Authenticity at Work

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ID15411886
AuthorsXi Zou (0000-0003-2123-8045, Nanyang Technological University, corresponding author), Constantine Sedikides (0000-0002-7563-306X, University of Southampton), Tim Wildschut (0000-0002-6499-5487, University of Southampton)
Year2022
Volume22
Issue4
Pages620-638
Publication date2022-12-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSelf and Identity (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1529-8868 • E-ISSN: 1529-8876
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15298868.2022.2154258
OpenAlexW4311706563
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited88

We propose that COVID-related stress undermines felt authenticity, but also triggers nostalgia. In turn, nostalgia conduces to felt authenticity, thereby counteracting the deleterious impact of COVID-related stress. We tested this regulatory model of nostalgia in two studies. Study 1 was an online cross-sectional study during the pandemic, in which we assessed COVID-related stress, nostalgia, and authenticity. In Study 2, we followed a group of working adults in a daily diary study across five workdays. We assessed COVID-related stress each morning, organizational nostalgia at midday, and authenticity at the end of the workday. The results of both studies were consistent with the palliative role of nostalgia in support of the regulatory model

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Job satisfaction · Job stress · Pandemic · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Stress (linguistics · Unpacking · Work (physics · Media Influence and Health · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Medicine · Nostalgia and Consumer Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citations per year1
Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Citation velocitycurrent
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