Holzmann, Mira (2023) Longing for What One Has Never Known: Examining the Influence of Anemoia, Nostalgia, and Optimism on Mood. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Nostalgia is a commonly experienced and researched emotion, that has been found to have a multitude of positive effects, such as heightened mood and optimism. However, the closely related concept of anemoia, longing for a time or place one has not experienced before, has received limited attention in research thus far. The aim of this study was to compare the overall effect of nostalgia and anemoia on mood, and to examine, in particular, the moderating role of optimism in this relationship. The data of 85 participants of an online questionnaire were analyzed. Contrary to previous observations, our results showed no significant effect of either nostalgia or anemoia on mood, and no moderating effect of optimism. Despite the lack of significant findings, an interesting pattern appeared in our data, namely we observed that only highly optimistic people experience a mood-enhancing effect when engaging in nostalgia and anemoia. This pattern provides valuable directions for future research on anemoia. In addition, the nearly significant effects of anemoia and nostalgia as mood enhancers should be explored further. Keywords: nostalgia, anemoia, mood, optimism, emotion research, event reflection task
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Meerholz, E.W. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Jul 2023 08:50 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Jul 2023 08:50 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2235 |
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