The past makes the present meaningful: nostalgia as an existential resource.
J Pers Soc Psychol
; 101(3): 638-52, 2011 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21787094
ABSTRACT
The present research tested the proposition that nostalgia serves an existential function by bolstering a sense of meaning in life. Study 1 found that nostalgia was positively associated with a sense of meaning in life. Study 2 experimentally demonstrated that nostalgia increases a sense of meaning in life. In both studies, the link between nostalgia and increased meaning in life was mediated by feelings of social connectedness. Study 3 evidenced that threatened meaning increases nostalgia. Study 4 illustrated that nostalgia, in turn, reduces defensiveness following a meaning threat. Finally, Studies 5 and 6 showed that nostalgia disrupts the link between meaning deficits and compromised psychological well-being. Collectively, these findings indicate that the provision of existential meaning is a pivotal function of nostalgia.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Apoio Social
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Adaptação Psicológica
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Mecanismos de Defesa
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Emoções
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Memória
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pers Soc Psychol
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos