Department of Psychology.
School of Psychology.
Emotion. 2022 Dec;22(8):1952-1968. doi: 10.1037/emo0000817. Epub 2021 Sep 30.
Nostalgia is a sentimental longing for one's past. We examined the effect of a 6-week, weekly nostalgia intervention on well-being (positive and negative affect, life satisfaction, subjective vitality, and eudaimonic well-being) over time. After 3 weeks, participants who engaged in nostalgic reflection had higher well-being than those who engaged in ordinary reflection. After 6 weeks, and at a 1-month follow-up, the positive effect of nostalgic reflection was reserved for those who were high on dispositional nostalgia (i.e., well-suited to the nostalgia intervention). However, at these time points, nostalgic reflection was associated with lower well-being among those particularly low on dispositional nostalgia. Across time points, nostalgic reflection was beneficial to the degree that it fostered social connectedness, meaning in life, and self-continuity, pointing to mechanisms that drive nostalgia's positive influence on well-being. In summary, weekly nostalgic reflection has temporary well-being benefits for most (out to 3 weeks) and, beyond that, is a matter of fit-beneficial or adverse to those especially high or low on dispositional nostalgia, respectively. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
怀旧是对过去的一种感伤的向往。我们考察了为期 6 周、每周一次的怀旧干预对幸福感（积极和消极情绪、生活满意度、主观活力和幸福）的影响。3 周后，进行怀旧反思的参与者比进行普通反思的参与者幸福感更高。6 周后和 1 个月的随访中，怀旧反思的积极影响仅保留给那些具有较高怀旧倾向（即适合怀旧干预）的人。然而，在这些时间点上，怀旧反思与那些特别低的怀旧倾向的人的幸福感较低有关。在各个时间点上，怀旧反思有益于促进社交联系、生活意义和自我连续性，这表明了推动怀旧对幸福感产生积极影响的机制。总之，每周进行一次怀旧反思对大多数人（最多 3 周）有暂时的幸福感益处，而对于那些特别高或低的怀旧倾向的人来说，怀旧反思则是一个合适性的问题——分别对他们有益或不利。
