Nostalgia by motivating us to remember the past in our own life helps to unite us to that authentic self and remind us of who we have been and then compare that to who we feel we are today. We're not anywhere near the same as we were when we were three years old, for example. Because over time we change constantly we change in incredible ways. One example of this is it helps to unite our sense of who we are, our self, our identity over time. The thing that ties them all together is that nostalgia is an emotional experience that unifies. Why do we have that feeling?īatcho: Most of the research available today including my research argues that nostalgia serves a number of functions. Luna: Can you talk about the role of nostalgia in the human psyche. That is the kind of nostalgia or that is what I mean when I talk about nostalgia and it's a wonderfully complex paradoxical experience. Well, semantic drift over the centuries has broadened that to the notion of longing for or missing aspects of a person's personal lived past. The word was coined or invented a long time ago, over 300 years ago, and originally designated homesickness. I'm pretty faithful to the origins of the word nostalgia. In fact, some people are probably talking about a slightly different experience or construct. As a psychologist and a researcher of nostalgia, how do you describe nostalgia?īatcho: That's a very important question because today many people are researching nostalgia, but they might be using the word differently. Absolutely, we look forward to hearing all about it. She's an expert on nostalgia and develops the nostalgia inventory, a survey that assesses proneness to personal nostalgia. Krystine Batcho, professor of psychology at LeMoyne College in Syracuse, New York. What psychological purpose does nostalgia serve? Is it good or bad? Are we more nostalgic today in our hectic connected world? Is there such a thing as the good old days? Here to help explain is Dr. It's what's resurrecting old TV shows and being capitalized on by politicians. It's the feeling behind countless number one hits. Nostalgia, that longing feeling for the past when things seemed better, easier, and more fun. Kaitlin Luna: Hello and welcome to Speaking of Psychology, a biweekly podcast from the American Psychological Association that explores the connections between psychological science and everyday life.
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