Collective nostalgia: A group-level emotion that confers unique benefits on the group

Wildschut (2014) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · Read the paper

Wildschut, Bruder, Robertson, van Tilburg and Sedikides, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 107(5), 2014, 844-863. Four studies. Recalling a nostalgic event shared with ingroup members led people to view the ingroup more favourably and to express stronger intentions to approach it, compared with personal nostalgia, positive shared memories or no recall.

Wildschut, Bruder, Robertson, van Tilburg and Sedikides, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 107(5), 2014, 844-863. Four studies. Recalling a nostalgic event shared with ingroup members led people to view the ingroup more favourably and to express stronger intentions to approach it, compared with personal nostalgia, positive shared memories or no recall.

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Wildschut, T., Bruder, M., Robertson, S., van Tilburg, W. A. P., & Sedikides, C. (2014). Collective nostalgia: A group-level emotion that confers unique benefits on the group. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 107(5), 844-863. doi:10.1037/a0037760 https://doi.org/10.1037/a0037760