Counteracting loneliness: on the restorative function of nostalgia
Four studies tested whether nostalgia can counteract reductions in perceived social support caused by loneliness. Loneliness reduced perceptions of social support but increased nostalgia. Nostalgia, in turn, increased perceptions of social support. Thus, loneliness affected perceived social support...
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| Language: | English |
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2008-10.
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