2024
DOI: 10.1177/01461672241235740
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Nostalgia, Ritual Engagement, and Meaning in Life

Yige Yin,
Tonglin Jiang,
Tim Wildschut
et al.

Abstract: Rituals are pervasive and beneficial. Little is known, however, about causes or antecedents of ritual engagement. We hypothesized that nostalgia—a sentimental longing for one’s past—promotes ritual engagement, which in turn augments meaning in life. We tested this hypothesis in five methodologically diverse studies. In Study 1 ( N = 311), nostalgia was positively associated with ritual engagement. In Study 2 ( N = 188), nostalgia promoted ritual engagement, and in Study 3 ( N = 296), it did so over engagement … Show more

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