Nostalgia: past, present, and future

Traditionally, nostalgia has been conceptualized as a medical disease and a psychiatric disorder. Instead, we argue that nostalgia is a predominantly positive, self-relevant, and social emotion serving key psychological functions. Nostalgic narratives reflect more positive than negative affect, feat...

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Main Authors: Sedikides, Constantine (Author), Wildschut, Tim (Author), Arndt, Jamie (Author), Routledge, Clay (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2008-10.
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