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Low Income Amplifies the Negative Relationship Between Nostalgia Proneness and Well-Being

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  • David Benjamin Newman

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Nostalgia is a sentimental longing for the past that can influence people’s well-being. How this mixed emotion influences well-being may depend on current life circumstances. Nostalgia elicited in negative contexts could be particularly harmful to people’s well-being, whereas nostalgia elicited in positive contexts may not be as detrimental. This hypothesis was tested at the level of individual differences with a nationally representative sample of Americans (N = 6,732) who completed measures of nostalgia proneness and several indicators of well-being. Income was measured as an objective indicator of current life circumstances. Results showed that nostalgia proneness was negatively related to well-being, and income was positively related to well-being. Importantly, these relationships were moderated such that the negative relationships between nostalgia and well-being were stronger among members of low income households than among members of high income households. Consistent with the hypothesis, nostalgia proneness was particularly detrimental to well-being under objectively less desirable circumstances. These findings support an emerging body of research that contends that the effect of nostalgia on well-being depends on the context in which nostalgia is elicited.

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  • David Benjamin Newman, 2022. "Low Income Amplifies the Negative Relationship Between Nostalgia Proneness and Well-Being," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 17(6), pages 3311-3326, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ariqol:v:17:y:2022:i:6:d:10.1007_s11482-022-10066-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s11482-022-10066-8
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