Department of Psychology, University of Winchester, Winchester, UK.
School of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
Cogn Emot. 2020 May;34(3):511-525. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2019.1649247. Epub 2019 Aug 2.
Anticipated nostalgia is a new construct that has received limited empirical attention. It concerns the anticipation of having nostalgic feelings for one's present and future experiences. In three studies, we assessed its prevalence, content, emotional profile, and implications for self-regulation and psychological functioning. Study 1 revealed that anticipated nostalgia most typically concerns interpersonal relationships, and also concerns goals, plans, current life, and culture. Further, it is affectively laden with happiness, sadness, bittersweetness, and sociality. Studies 2 and 3 assessed the implications of anticipated nostalgia for self-regulation and psychological functioning. In both studies, positive evaluation of a personal experience was linked to stronger anticipated nostalgia, and anticipated nostalgia was linked to savouring of the experience. In Study 3, anticipated nostalgia measured prior to an important life transition predicted nostalgia a few months after the transition, and post-transition nostalgia predicted heightened self-esteem, social connectedness, and meaning in life.
预期怀旧是一个新的建构，它受到的实证关注有限。它涉及对现在和未来经历产生怀旧感的预期。在三项研究中，我们评估了它的普遍性、内容、情感特征，以及对自我调节和心理功能的影响。研究 1 表明，预期怀旧最典型地涉及人际关系，也涉及目标、计划、当前生活和文化。此外，它还带有幸福感、悲伤感、苦乐参半感和社交性。研究 2 和研究 3 评估了预期怀旧对自我调节和心理功能的影响。在这两项研究中，对个人经历的积极评价与更强的预期怀旧有关，而预期怀旧与对体验的品味有关。在研究 3 中，在重要的生活转变之前测量的预期怀旧预测了转变几个月后的怀旧情绪，而转变后的怀旧情绪预测了更高的自尊心、社交联系和生活意义。
