Unfolding Nostalgia: Spatial Visualization, Nostalgia, and Well-Being.

ABSTRACT: Research has shown that nostalgia can have psychological benefits, for example, by recreating comforting memories from the past. These memories often unfold in mental space, where one recreates events, people, objects, etc. Therefore, individual differences in nostalgic experience may relate to the ability to process spatial information. The aim of the current study was to investigate the links among spatial ability, imagery, nostalgia, and well-being. In total, 521 participants (Mage 27.7 years; SD = 12.14; 400 women) completed the following measures: Well-Being Inventory (WHO5), Neuroticism scale from BFI-2-S, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Inventory (GAD7), Southampton Nostalgia Proneness test, Nostalgia Content test, and Paper Folding-a spatial visualization test (SV). The SV did not cor

SUBMITTER: Likhanov M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12729733 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature