Nostalgia: An impactful social emotion

Juhl, Jacob; Biskas, Marios

doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101545

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“…The benefits of organizational nostalgia might go beyond employee well‐being and into other work‐related outcomes such as creativity. When people engage in personal nostalgia that involves social and interpersonal experiences, they feel more socially connected and motivated to attain social goals (Abeyta et al, 2015; Juhl & Biskas, 2023; Wildschut et al, 2006). Specifically, personal nostalgia motivates people to pursue their social goals by boosting a sense of social efficacy (e.g., confidence in building and maintaining successful social relationships and in resolving conflicts with others).…”

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“…Personal nostalgia often involves reflecting on momentous life events that implicate the self in interactions with close others (Madoglou et al, 2017; Wildschut et al, 2006). As such, nostalgic recollections are mostly social (Juhl & Biskas, 2023; Sedikides & Wildschut, 2019) and imbued with meaning (Abeyta & Pillarisetty, 2022; Sedikides & Wildschut, 2018). It is no surprise, then, that personal nostalgia is positively associated with psychological well‐being (Hepper et al, 2021; Kelley et al, 2022; Layous et al, 2022).…”

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Organizational nostalgia as a novel pathway toward greater employee well‐being

Kawasaki,

Zou,

Wildschut

et al. 2023

J Applied Social Pyschol

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Employee well‐being is a critical consideration for organizations. It may be particularly so in the post COVID‐19 era, where many still suffer from the pandemic's after‐effects. We propose a novel pathway to maintain and improve employee well‐being: organizational nostalgia, one's sentimental longing or wistful affection for past organizational events. We advocate that organizational nostalgia is associated with job satisfaction and organizational commitment and that telecommuting frequency (i.e., the extent to which employees work remotely) moderates this association. Additionally, we examine employees' perceptions of organizational cultural strength as an antecedent of organizational nostalgia. Findings from two studies support our theoretical proposals and offer fresh insight into how organizations could sustain their employees' well‐being by leveraging organizational nostalgia.

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Section: Theory and Hypothesis Developmentmentioning

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Organizational nostalgia as a novel pathway toward greater employee well‐being

Kawasaki,

Zou,

Wildschut

et al. 2023

J Applied Social Pyschol

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“…Furthermore, nostalgia's impact extends to social relationships. It has been shown to foster social connectedness (i.e., a sense of acceptance and belongingness; Juhl & Biskas, 2023;, social support (Lasaleta et al, 2021;Zhou et al, 2008), and empathy (Juhl et al, 2020;Zhou et al, 2012). Importantly, although nostalgia is predominantly positively valenced (Leunissen et al, 2021), affective positivity does not explain all of its conferred benefits.…”

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“…Furthermore, nostalgia's impact extends to social relationships. It has been shown to foster social connectedness (i.e., a sense of acceptance and belongingness; Juhl & Biskas, 2023; Sedikides & Wildschut, 2019), social support (Lasaleta et al, 2021; Zhou et al, 2008), and empathy (Juhl et al, 2020; Zhou et al, 2012).…”

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“…So, if someone expresses nostalgia in their customer review of Big League Chew (a shredded bubble gum meant to mimic chewing tobacco among baseball players), the recommendation engine may also suggest Pop Rocks (a candy popular during a similar time period) or baseball memorabilia (to capture a similar genre). In addition, if someone expresses nostalgia, they may also feel a desire to connect socially (Juhl & Biskas, 2023; Sedikides & Wildschut, 2019), and therefore, the recommendation engine could suggest products that foster social connection such as an interactive board game or endearing greeting cards. In all, a well‐developed and validated nostalgia dictionary can be an important tool for researchers and practitioners alike.…”

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Identifying nostalgia in text: The development and validation of the nostalgia dictionary

et al. 2023

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Nostalgia is a prevalent emotion that confers psychological benefits and influences consumer behavior. We developed and validated the 98‐word Nostalgia Dictionary to automatize the assessment of nostalgicity in narratives (e.g., customer reviews, social media). First, we created an initial wordlist by identifying the most frequently used words in nostalgia narratives and by relying on the nostalgia literature. Second, we finalized the dictionary by testing experimentally the expanded wordlist for its capacity to differentiate nostalgia from related emotions. Third, we validated the dictionary by demonstrating that it corresponds to self‐reports and coder‐ratings of nostalgia, produces result patterns expected by theory, and predicts favorability ratings of books and consumer experiences, even after adjusting for positive emotion words. We discuss the potential of the Nostalgia Dictionary to advance research and practice.

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Nostalgia, authenticity and wellbeing in autistic and non-autistic young adults

Bennett,

Rathbone,

Wilmut

2024

Curr Psychol

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Research in the general population has shown that nostalgia is associated with greater wellbeing through increased authenticity. It is well documented that autistic versus non-autistic individuals experience reduced wellbeing. This is the first study to explore nostalgia in autistic people and whether nostalgia might support the wellbeing of autistic people in the same way as non-autistic. This study had two aims: (i) to explore the autistic experience of nostalgia (proneness, triggers of nostalgia, related affect) and (ii) to examine the interrelationships at trait level between nostalgia, authenticity and wellbeing in autistic and non-autistic young adults. Participants (n = 230) completed an online questionnaire and reported about their nostalgic experiences, wellbeing, authenticity and autistic traits. Participants also wrote about either a nostalgic oran ordinary memory and rated how happy they felt after reflecting on the memory. With regards to the interrelationships at trait level within the whole cohort, nostalgia was not associated with increased authenticity or wellbeing. In contrast, authenticity was associated with increased wellbeing. However, nostalgia was not associated with greater wellbeing through increased authenticity. Differences in these interrelationships between autistic and non-autistic individuals are also discussed. The autistic experience of nostalgia was similar to the non-autistic, with the exception that autistic participants were less prone to nostalgia. At state level, findings also suggested that reflecting on nostalgic memories may boost positive affect in autistic as well as non-autistic individuals. This study may have implications for boosting wellbeing in autistic people.

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Nostalgia: An impactful social emotion

Cited by 28 publications

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Organizational nostalgia as a novel pathway toward greater employee well‐being

Organizational nostalgia as a novel pathway toward greater employee well‐being

Identifying nostalgia in text: The development and validation of the nostalgia dictionary

Nostalgia, authenticity and wellbeing in autistic and non-autistic young adults

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