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Nostalgia and Populism: An Empirical Psychological Perspective
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Abstract For centuries, nostalgia denoted homesickness, but current dictionary definitions indicate that these two concepts have parted ways and acquired discrete meanings. However, it is one thing to demonstrate that contemporary definitions of nostalgia and homesickness are distinct; it is another to show ... view more
For centuries, nostalgia denoted homesickness, but current dictionary definitions indicate that these two concepts have parted ways and acquired discrete meanings. However, it is one thing to demonstrate that contemporary definitions of nostalgia and homesickness are distinct; it is another to show that the way people think about nostalgia and its characteristics corresponds to this lexicographic knowledge. In 2012, Erica G. Hepper and colleagues therefore asked laypeople to identify which features they considered most characteristic of the construct 'nostalgia' and found that respondents conceptualised nostalgia as a predominantly positive, social, and past-oriented emotion. In nostalgic reverie, one brings to mind a fond and personally meaningful event, often involving one's childhood. The person tends to see the event through rose-coloured glasses and may even long to return to the past. As a result, he or she feels sentimental, typically happy but with a hint of sadness.... view less
Keywords
nostalgia; reminiscence; emotionality; populism
Classification
General History
Social Psychology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 125-132
Journal
Zeithistorische Forschungen / Studies in Contemporary History, 18 (2021) 1
Issue topic
Nostalgie
ISSN
1612-6041
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed