Pancultural nostalgia in action: Prevalence, triggers, and psychological functions of nostalgia across cultures.

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dc.abstract.enNostalgia is a social, self-relevant, and bittersweet (although mostly positive) emotion that arises when reflecting on fond past memories and serves key psychological functions. The majority of evidence concerning the prevalence, triggers, and functions of nostalgia has been amassed in samples from a handful of largely Western cultures. If nostalgia is a fundamental psychological resource, it should perform similar functions across cultures, although its operational dynamics may be shaped by culture. This study (N = 2,606) examined dispositional nostalgia, self-reported triggers of nostalgia, and functions of experimentally induced nostalgia in young adults across 28 countries and a special administrative region of China (i.e., Hong Kong). Results indicated that nostalgia is frequently experienced across cultures, albeit better valued in more-developed countries (i.e., higher national wealth and life-expectancy). Nostalgia is triggered by psychological threats (especially in warmer countries), sensory stimuli (especially in more-developed countries), and social gatherings (especially in less-developed countries). The positive or negative affect prompted by experimentally induced nostalgia varied by country, but was mild overall. More importantly, recalling a nostalgic (vs. ordinary) memory increased social connectedness, self-continuity, and meaning in life across cultures. In less-developed countries, recalling an ordinary memory also conferred some of these functions, reducing the effect size of nostalgia. Finally, recalling a nostalgic (vs. ordinary) memory augmented state satisfaction with life in countries with lower quality of living (i.e., lower life-expectancy and life-satisfaction). Overall, findings confirm the relevance of nostalgia across a wide range of cultures and indicate cultural nuances in its functioning. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii w Warszawie
dc.contributor.authorHepper, Erica G.
dc.contributor.authorSedikides, Constantine
dc.contributor.authorWildschut, Tim
dc.contributor.authorCheung, Wing Yee
dc.contributor.authorAbakoumkin, Georgios
dc.contributor.authorArikan, Gizem
dc.contributor.authorAveyard, Mark
dc.contributor.authorBaldursson, Einar B.
dc.contributor.authorBiałobrzeska, Olga
dc.contributor.authorBouamama, Sana
dc.contributor.authorBouzaouech, Imed
dc.contributor.authorBrambilla, Marco
dc.contributor.authorBurger, Axel M.
dc.contributor.authorChen, Sylvia Xiaohua
dc.contributor.authorCisek, Sylwia
dc.contributor.authorDemassosso, Didier
dc.contributor.authorEstevan-Reina, Lucia
dc.contributor.authorGonzález Gutiérrez, Roberto
dc.contributor.authorGu, Li
dc.contributor.authorGuerra, Rita
dc.contributor.authorHansen, Nina
dc.contributor.authorKamble, Shanmukh
dc.contributor.authorKusumi, Takashi
dc.contributor.authorMangelinckx, Camille
dc.contributor.authorNourkova, Veronika V.
dc.contributor.authorPinna, Elena
dc.contributor.authorRantasila, Aino
dc.contributor.authorRitchie, Timothy D.
dc.contributor.authorSalikhova, Albina B.
dc.contributor.authorStephan, Elena
dc.contributor.authorSterian, Mihaela
dc.contributor.authorTong, Yuk-yue
dc.contributor.authorVan Even, Suzane
dc.contributor.authorViana, Normando Jose Queiroz
dc.contributor.authorVingerhoets, Ad
dc.contributor.authorvon Hippel, Courtney
dc.contributor.authorZatsepin, Artem S.
dc.contributor.authorZengel, Bettina
dc.date.access2024-02-26
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-26T08:12:36Z
dc.date.available2024-02-26T08:12:36Z
dc.date.created2023-10-07
dc.date.issued2024-01-22
dc.description.accesstimeafter_publication
dc.description.issue3
dc.description.physical754-778
dc.description.versionfinal_author
dc.description.volume153
dc.identifier.doi10.1037/xge0001521
dc.identifier.eissn1939-2222
dc.identifier.issn0096-3445
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/516
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://psycnet.apa.org/search/display?id=8d709cbf-cabc-5379-2c6f-b08d1d9ebb3d&recordId=1&tab=PA&page=1&display=25&sort=PublicationYearMSSort%20desc,AuthorSort%20asc&sr=1
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsCC-BY
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
dc.share.articleOPEN_REPOSITORY
dc.subject.ennostalgia
dc.subject.enculture
dc.subject.enemotion
dc.subject.enmemory
dc.subject.enwellbeing
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dc.titlePancultural nostalgia in action: Prevalence, triggers, and psychological functions of nostalgia across cultures.
dc.title.journalJournal of Experimental Psychology: General
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typeArticle