TITLE:
Subjective Well-Being in Nostalgia: Effect and Mechanism
AUTHORS:
Min Rao, Xiaotian Wang, Hailong Sun, Kun Gai
KEYWORDS:
Nostalgia, Emotional Happiness, Subjective Well-Being, Life Satisfaction, Meaning in Life, Social Support
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.9 No.7,
July
12,
2018
ABSTRACT: Nostalgia is a complex emotional state that the individual produces when he is missing the past. It has a close relationship with subjective well-being. Studies have shown that nostalgia can construct a sense of life and social support that promotes more emotional and emotional satisfaction and enhances subjective well-being. By combing the past literature, this paper analyzes the influence of nostalgia on subjective well-being from the perspectives of emotional happiness and life satisfaction, and further elaborates its mechanism of action. The article concludes with a prospect for future research.