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Nostalgia and Populism. An Empirical Psychological Perspective

  • For centuries, nostalgia denoted homesickness, but current dictionary definitions indicate that these two concepts have parted ways and acquired discrete meanings. However, it is one thing to demonstrate that contemporary definitions of nostalgia and homesickness are distinct; it is another to show that the way people think about nostalgia and its characteristics corresponds to this lexicographic knowledge. In 2012, Erica G. Hepper and colleagues therefore asked laypeople to identify which features they considered most characteristic of the construct ›nostalgia‹ and found that respondents conceptualised nostalgia as a predominantly positive, social, and past-oriented emotion. In nostalgic reverie, one brings to mind a fond and personally meaningful event, often involving one’s childhood. The person tends to see the event through rose-coloured glasses and may even long to return to the past. As a result, he or she feels sentimental, typically happy but with a hint of sadness.

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Author:Tim WildschutORCiDGND, Constantine SedikidesORCiDGND, Anouk SmeekesORCiDGND
URL:https://www.zeithistorische-forschungen.de/1-2021/5921
DOI:https://doi.org/10.14765/zzf.dok-2297
Parent Title (German):Zeithistorische Forschungen – Studies in Contemporary History
Publisher:ZZF – Centre for Contemporary History: Zeithistorische Forschungen
Place of publication:Potsdam
Document Type:Journal Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2021/09/20
Date of first Publication:2021/09/20
Release Date:2021/09/20
Volume:18
Issue:1
First Page:125
Last Page:132
ZZF Chronological-Classification:20. Jahrhundert
21. Jahrhundert
ZZF Topic-Classification:Alltag
Politik
Gedächtnis
Begriffe
Emotionen
Public History
Erinnerung
Historische Semantik
Mentalität
Wissenschaft
Zeit
ZZF Regional-Classification:regional übergreifend
Web-Publications:Zeithistorische Forschungen
Studies in Contemporary History: Articles:1 / 2021 Nostalgie
Licence (English):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung-Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)