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

ABSTRACT: 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 relationshi

SUBMITTER: Newman DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9121087 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature