Self-Regulatory Interplay Between Negative and Positive Emotions: The Case of Loneliness and Nostalgia

Wildschut, Tim; Sedikides, Constantine; Cordaro, Filippo

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“…and H.N. aroused through films positively, contrary to positive mood (Wildschut et al, 2006(Wildschut et al, , 2011.…”

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confidence: 55%

“…This assumption can also be supported by studies coming from the social psychological field that ascribe those positive functions to nostalgia (e.g. Batcho, 1995Batcho, , 2007Batcho, DaRin, Nave, & Yaworsky, 2008;Sedikides et al, 2009;Wildschut et al, 2011). Furthermore, nostalgia helps to form, maintain, and rehabilitate identity, which could be another reason why audiences are attracted to it (Wildschut et al, 2006(Wildschut et al, , 2011 [see PausHasebrink and Hasebrink (2015) as well as Ots and Hartmann (2015)].…”

Section: 2mentioning

confidence: 84%

“…Batcho, 1995Batcho, , 2007Batcho, DaRin, Nave, & Yaworsky, 2008;Sedikides et al, 2009;Wildschut et al, 2011). Furthermore, nostalgia helps to form, maintain, and rehabilitate identity, which could be another reason why audiences are attracted to it (Wildschut et al, 2006(Wildschut et al, , 2011 [see PausHasebrink and Hasebrink (2015) as well as Ots and Hartmann (2015)]. Applying attribution theory (Kelley, 1973), we can state that the audience likely attributes higher, positive subjective value or quality and (self) relevance to nostalgic media because e.g.…”

Section: 2mentioning

confidence: 93%

“…Nostalgia can be defined as a yearning for yesterday (Davis, 1979) and is a bittersweet or wistful emotion, feeling, or mood, with primarily positive functions for individuals (Baker & Kennedy, 1994;Belk, 1990;Wildschut et al, 2011, Wildschut, Sedikides, Routledge, Arndt, & Cordaro, 2010, 2011. Nostalgia elevates positive affect, self-regard, social connectedness, and existential meaning (e.g.…”

Section: Definition and Differentiation Of Personal And Historical Nomentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Correspondingly 'retro' is a trend and nostalgia as a form of escapism from negative emotions and stress can be observed (e.g. Sedikides, Wildschut, Routledge, Arndt, & Zouh, 2009;Wildschut, Sedikides, & Cordaro, 2011).…”

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Research Note: Nostalgia as the Future for Branding Entertainment Media? The Consumption of Personal and Historical Nostalgic Films and Its Effects

Natterer

2015

Handbook of Media Branding

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Nostalgia is increasingly and successfully used as a means to brand entertainment media. However, there is a significant gap in empirical investigations which consider the effects of different types of nostalgic responses to films. Hence, the contribution of this chapter lies first in answering the question of which films evoke which type of nostalgia in media recipients. In our investigation of 41 movies released between 2010 and 2013 we found that not only wellknown and old, but also relatively unknown and very recent film stimuli are capable of evoking personal and/or historical nostalgia. Secondly, our main studies (n ¼ 217) reveal that personal and historical nostalgia through films have significant positive effects on attitudes towards the media brand, buying intentions, affective response, and mood. The results of our study help to apply both kinds of nostalgia to media branding to gain competitive advantages in times of digitalization, saturated media markets, and media crises.

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“…and H.N. aroused through films positively, contrary to positive mood (Wildschut et al, 2006(Wildschut et al, , 2011.…”

Section: H4mentioning

confidence: 55%

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confidence: 84%

Section: 2mentioning

confidence: 93%

Section: Definition and Differentiation Of Personal And Historical Nomentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 98%

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2015

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Never truly alone, we always have our purchases: Loneliness and sex as predictors of purchase attachment and future purchase intentions

Mittal

Silvera

2017

J of Consumer Behaviour

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The meaning of a purchase does not end at "buy." Past purchases can become integral to consumers' self-definition and communication of their "self" to others. Just as consumers display differential attachment tendencies for material purchases, so too should they exhibit differences in experiential purchase attachment propensities. This research examines this issue and contributes to the literature on purchase attachment by examining individual differences in material versus experiential attachment tendencies. Specifically, this work shows that loneliness increases attachment to purchases that affirm one's social self and restore a sense of connection to others; however, the type of purchase that best achieves this social affirmation goal varies as a function of the consumer's sex. Females (males) are more likely to think about their material (experiential) purchases as representative of their relationships with others; therefore, lonely females (males) are more likely to attach to material (experiential) purchases. Across 5 studies, we demonstrate this sex by loneliness interaction and investigate the perceived effectiveness of material/experiential purchases as social cues, as a mechanism underlying these effects. Furthermore, we demonstrate that these attachment patterns influence future purchase tendencies-material (experiential) attachment predicts continued spending of disposable income on material (experiential) purchases.

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Mental travel into the past: Differentiating recollections of nostalgic, ordinary, and positive events

Stephan

Sedikides

Wildschut

2012

Euro J Social Psych

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This research examined construal differences evoked by mental travel to nostalgic, ordinary, or positive autobiographical events. According to the Construal Level Theory, psychologically distant events are construed with abstract terms, proximal events with concrete terms. We argue that nostalgic recollections are characterized by a unique construal pattern. Nostalgia refers to unusual and meaningful memories that are preserved, if not idealized, across time. As such, nostalgic events involve psychological distance and will be construed with abstract terms. Secondarily, they will also be construed with concrete terms as they reflect relevance to the present or psychological proximity. Two experiments confirmed the hypotheses. The experiments compared narratives of nostalgic, ordinary, and positive recollections, as well as distance of pertinent events in time and location. Recollections of nostalgic (compared with ordinary) events included a greater number of abstract terms and higher‐level construal while entailing concrete elements linking past to present. The experiments also identified unique consequences of nostalgic recollections in terms of affect, including a sense of authenticity. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Self-Regulatory Interplay Between Negative and Positive Emotions: The Case of Loneliness and Nostalgia

Cited by 43 publications

References 55 publications

Research Note: Nostalgia as the Future for Branding Entertainment Media? The Consumption of Personal and Historical Nostalgic Films and Its Effects

Research Note: Nostalgia as the Future for Branding Entertainment Media? The Consumption of Personal and Historical Nostalgic Films and Its Effects

Never truly alone, we always have our purchases: Loneliness and sex as predictors of purchase attachment and future purchase intentions

Mental travel into the past: Differentiating recollections of nostalgic, ordinary, and positive events

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