Personal and historical nostalgia - a comparison of common emotions

This research examines the differences in emotional responses of 806 respondents experiencing Personal or Historical Nostalgic reactions to advertising appeals using an experimental research design. Five emotions common to both conditions are revealed and significant changes in intensity of these em...

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Main Authors: Marchegiani, Chris, Phau, Ian
Other Authors: Harry Timmermans
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Recent Advances in Retailing and Services Science 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29172
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description This research examines the differences in emotional responses of 806 respondents experiencing Personal or Historical Nostalgic reactions to advertising appeals using an experimental research design. Five emotions common to both conditions are revealed and significant changes in intensity of these emotions are examined. As hypothesized, Upbeat / Elation, Loss / Regret, and Warm / Tender related emotions are significantly more intense under the Personal Nostalgic condition compared to the Historical. However, Negative / Irritation and Serenity / Calm related emotions did not significantly alter. This research highlights the need to treat Nostalgia as two separate appeals and provides insight useful to practitioners about consumer’s reactions to each specific appeal. It also suggests the need for future research into Personal and Historical Nostalgia’s effect on various other consumer behavior responses.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-291722017-01-30T13:10:49Z Personal and historical nostalgia - a comparison of common emotions Marchegiani, Chris Phau, Ian Harry Timmermans advertising effectiveness advertising marketing strategy consumer behaviour This research examines the differences in emotional responses of 806 respondents experiencing Personal or Historical Nostalgic reactions to advertising appeals using an experimental research design. Five emotions common to both conditions are revealed and significant changes in intensity of these emotions are examined. As hypothesized, Upbeat / Elation, Loss / Regret, and Warm / Tender related emotions are significantly more intense under the Personal Nostalgic condition compared to the Historical. However, Negative / Irritation and Serenity / Calm related emotions did not significantly alter. This research highlights the need to treat Nostalgia as two separate appeals and provides insight useful to practitioners about consumer’s reactions to each specific appeal. It also suggests the need for future research into Personal and Historical Nostalgia’s effect on various other consumer behavior responses. 2010 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29172 Recent Advances in Retailing and Services Science fulltext
spellingShingle advertising effectiveness
advertising
marketing strategy
consumer behaviour
Marchegiani, Chris
Phau, Ian
Personal and historical nostalgia - a comparison of common emotions
title Personal and historical nostalgia - a comparison of common emotions
title_full Personal and historical nostalgia - a comparison of common emotions
title_fullStr Personal and historical nostalgia - a comparison of common emotions
title_full_unstemmed Personal and historical nostalgia - a comparison of common emotions
title_short Personal and historical nostalgia - a comparison of common emotions
title_sort personal and historical nostalgia - a comparison of common emotions
topic advertising effectiveness
advertising
marketing strategy
consumer behaviour
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29172