Heartwarming Memories: Nostalgia Maintains Physiological Comfort

被引:107
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作者
Zhou, Xinyue [1 ]
Wildschut, Tim [2 ]
Sedikides, Constantine [2 ]
Chen, Xiaoxi [1 ]
Vingerhoets, Ad J. J. M. [3 ]
机构
[1] Sun Yat Sen Univ, Dept Psychol, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Southampton, Sch Psychol, Southampton, Hants, England
[3] Tilburg Univ, Clin Psychol Sect, NL-5000 LE Tilburg, Netherlands
关键词
nostalgia; emotion; homeostasis; temperature; pain; MUSIC; MONEY; PAIN; ATTITUDES;
D O I
10.1037/a0027236
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Nostalgia, a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, is a predominantly positive and social emotion. Recent evidence suggests that nostalgia maintains psychological comfort. Here, we propose, and document in five methodologically diverse studies, a broader homeostatic function for nostalgia that also encompasses the maintenance of physiological comfort. We show that nostalgia an emotion with a strong connotation of warmth is triggered by coldness. Participants reported stronger nostalgia on colder (vs. warmer) days and in a cold (vs. neutral or warm) room. Nostalgia, in turn, modulates the interoceptive feeling of temperature. Higher levels of music-evoked nostalgia predicted increased physical warmth, and participants who recalled a nostalgic (vs. ordinary autobiographical) event perceived ambient temperature as higher. Finally, and consistent with the close central nervous system integration of temperature and pain sensations, participants who recalled a nostalgic (vs. ordinary autobiographical) event evinced greater tolerance to noxious cold.
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页码:678 / 684
页数:7
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