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Who I Am Is Who I Was: Exploring the Identity-Maintenance Function of Nostalgia
dc.contributor.advisor | Biernat, Monica | |
dc.contributor.author | Baldwin, Matthew | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-09-22T01:29:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-09-22T01:29:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-05-17 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2011 | |
dc.identifier.other | http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11573 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/8048 | |
dc.description.abstract | Nostalgia is defined as a sentimental longing for the past and appears to be a frequently experienced, positive, and self-relevant emotion (Wildschut, Sedikides, Arndt, & Routledge, 2006). Across two studies, I examine the broader impacts nostalgia has on the self. Specifically, I find that nostalgia is related to perceptions of personal control, autonomy, and concern for externally defined standards of value. In study 1, the degree to which participants miss aspects of childhood predicts higher levels of personal control. In study 2, participants report feeling more personal control and autonomy as well as reduced concern with externally defined standards of value after writing about a nostalgic event compared to writing about an ordinary event. Furthermore, I provide evidence for a causal relationship between nostalgia, these identity-relevant variables, and meaning in life. These results suggest that nostalgia serves an identity-maintenance function. | |
dc.format.extent | 48 pages | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | University of Kansas | |
dc.rights | This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author. | |
dc.subject | Social psychology | |
dc.subject | Identity | |
dc.subject | Nostalgia | |
dc.subject | Self-determination theory | |
dc.title | Who I Am Is Who I Was: Exploring the Identity-Maintenance Function of Nostalgia | |
dc.type | Thesis | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Biernat, Monica | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Landau, Mark | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Molina, Ludwin | |
dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline | Psychology | |
dc.thesis.degreeLevel | M.A. | |
kusw.oapolicy | This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
kusw.bibid | 7643275 | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |
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