Behler Anna Maria C, Cairo Athena, Green Jeffrey D, Hall Calvin
Psychology Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States.
Psychology Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States.
Front Psychol. 2021 Apr 14;12:555667. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.555667. eCollection 2021.
Nostalgia is a fond longing for the past that has been shown to increase feelings of meaning, social connectedness, and self-continuity. Although nostalgia for personal memories provides intra- and interpersonal benefits, there may be negative consequences of group-based nostalgia on the perception and acceptance of others. The presented research examined national nostalgia (a form of collective nostalgia), and its effects on group identification and political attitudes in the United States. In a sample of US voters ( = 252), tendencies to feel personal and national nostalgia are associated with markedly different emotional and attitudinal profiles. Higher levels of national nostalgia predicted both positive attitudes toward President Trump and racial prejudice, though there was no evidence of such relationships with personal nostalgia. National nostalgia most strongly predicted positive attitudes toward president Trump among those high in racial prejudice. Furthermore, nostalgia's positive relationship with racial prejudice was partially mediated by perceived outgroup threat. Results from this study will help us better understand how the experience of national nostalgia can influence attitudes and motivate political behavior.
怀旧是对过去的一种深情眷恋，研究表明它能增强意义感、社会联系感和自我延续感。虽然对个人记忆的怀旧能带来个体内部和人际间的益处，但基于群体的怀旧可能会对他人的认知和接纳产生负面影响。本研究探讨了国家怀旧（集体怀旧的一种形式）及其对美国群体认同和政治态度的影响。在一个美国选民样本（N = 252）中，感受个人怀旧和国家怀旧的倾向与截然不同的情感和态度特征相关。更高水平的国家怀旧既预示了对特朗普总统的积极态度，也预示了种族偏见，不过没有证据表明个人怀旧与这些存在此类关系。在种族偏见程度高的人群中，国家怀旧最强烈地预示了对特朗普总统的积极态度。此外，怀旧与种族偏见的正向关系部分是由感知到的外群体威胁介导的。本研究结果将有助于我们更好地理解国家怀旧体验如何影响态度并激发政治行为。
