Although only a relatively small minority of military veterans develop Posttraumatic Stress
Disorder (PTSD), mental health theory and research with military veterans has focused …

Nostalgia (a sentimental longing for one's past) is a highly social emotion. We provide an
evidence-based argument that nostalgia's sociality is one of its most defining and impactful …

The rise of AI-based chatbots has gradually changed the way consumers shop. Natural
language processing (NLP) technology and artificial intelligence (AI) are likely to accelerate …

Humans survive and thrive through social exchange. Yet, social dependency also comes at
a cost. Perceived social isolation, or loneliness, affects physical and mental health, cognitive …

The COVID-19 pandemic has hampered consumers' psychological well-being and the travel
industry. Secondary evidence suggests a revenge travel phenomenon. This study theorizes …

Lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic increased the risk for loneliness. We tested
whether nostalgia counteracts loneliness via rises in happiness. We conducted surveys in …

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, 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 …

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 …

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 …