Past Forward: Nostalgia as a Motivational Force

Past Forward: Nostalgia as a Motivational Force

Nostalgia has endured a negative reputation, being branded an unhealthy preoccupation with one's past. This reputation is unwarranted. Nostalgia has remarkable implications for one's future. It strengthens approach orientation, raises optimism, evokes inspiration, boosts creativity, and ki...

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Veröffentlicht in:Trends in cognitive sciences 2016-05, Vol.20 (5), p.319-321
Hauptverfasser: Sedikides, Constantine, Wildschut, Tim
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
creativity
Emotions
Female
Forecasting
Humans
inspiration
Male
Mental Recall
Motivation
Neurology
nostalgia
optimism
Orientation, Spatial
prosociality
Psychiatry
Self Concept
Social Perception
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Zusammenfassung:Nostalgia has endured a negative reputation, being branded an unhealthy preoccupation with one's past. This reputation is unwarranted. Nostalgia has remarkable implications for one's future. It strengthens approach orientation, raises optimism, evokes inspiration, boosts creativity, and kindles prosociality. Far from reflecting escapism from the present, nostalgia potentiates an attainable future.
ISSN:1364-6613
1879-307X
DOI:10.1016/j.tics.2016.01.008