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This research aims to investigate how nostalgia influences positive and negative emotions, considering factors like well-being.

May 27, 2026Open Access

Experimental Testing of the Affective Consequences of Nostalgia.

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Experimental trial examines nostalgia's effects on emotions in varied age and gender groups, suggesting implications for emotional stability.

This research aims to investigate how nostalgia influences positive and negative emotions, considering factors like well-being.
Sample of 122 participants balanced by gender across three age groups: 20-35, 36-50, and 51-65 years.
Participants completed an Event Reflection Task inducing nostalgic or daily life memories.
Positive and negative affect were measured before and after the nostalgia induction.
Negative and ambivalent affect decreased after both nostalgia and control interventions.
Well-being moderated the outcomes, with higher well-being linked to greater increases in positive affect.
Age and gender did not significantly affect the emotional responses to nostalgia induction.

Tsigeman et al. (2026) studied this question.

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May 27, 2026Open Access

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Experimental trial examines nostalgia's effects on emotions in varied age and gender groups, suggesting implications for emotional stability.

This research aims to investigate how nostalgia influences positive and negative emotions, considering factors like well-being.
Sample of 122 participants balanced by gender across three age groups: 20-35, 36-50, and 51-65 years.
Participants completed an Event Reflection Task inducing nostalgic or daily life memories.
Positive and negative affect were measured before and after the nostalgia induction.
Negative and ambivalent affect decreased after both nostalgia and control interventions.
Well-being moderated the outcomes, with higher well-being linked to greater increases in positive affect.
Age and gender did not significantly affect the emotional responses to nostalgia induction.

Tsigeman et al. (2026) studied this question.

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