Academic Abstract This article integrates and advances the scope of research on the role of
mental time travel in bolstering the self. We propose that imagining the self in the future …

Nostalgia—defined as sentimental longing for one's past—is a self-relevant, albeit deeply
social, and an ambivalent, albeit more positive than negative, emotion. As nostalgia brings …

Nostalgia is a self-conscious, bittersweet but predominantly positive and fundamentally
social emotion. It arises from fond memories mixed with yearning about one's childhood …

Positive psychology is currently equated with theory and research on the positive aspects of
life. The reality could not be further from the truth. Positive psychology investigates and …

Nostalgia is a mixed emotion. Recent empirical research, however, has highlighted positive
effects of nostalgia, suggesting it is a predominantly positive emotion. When measured as an …

Evidence that urban green-space promotes health and well-being of urban residents is
increasing. The role of biodiversity is unclear: perceived biodiversity may be important, but …

Nostalgia is a resource that functions, in part, as a response to self‐discontinuity and a
source of self‐continuity. We tested and supported this regulatory role of nostalgia in the …

Nostalgia, a sentimental longing for one's past, predicts or augments psychological
wellbeing (PWB). We hypothesized that it does so—at least in part—via authenticity, a sense …

This research examined the proposition that nostalgia is not simply a past-oriented emotion,
but its scope extends into the future, and, in particular, a positive future. We adopted a …

The present research tested the proposition that nostalgia serves an existential function by
bolstering a sense of meaning in life. Study 1found that nostalgia was positively associated …