Personal and historical nostalgia: A comparison of common emotions

This research uses an experimental research design to examine differences in the emotional responses of 806 respondents experiencing specifically personal or historical nostalgic reactions to advertising appeals. Changes in intensity of five emotions common to both reactions are examined. Upbeat/ela...

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Main Authors: Phau, Ian, Marchegiani, Christopher
Format: Journal Article
Published: The Haworth Press Inc 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46140
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description This research uses an experimental research design to examine differences in the emotional responses of 806 respondents experiencing specifically personal or historical nostalgic reactions to advertising appeals. Changes in intensity of five emotions common to both reactions are examined. Upbeat/elation, loss/regret, and warm/tender emotions are significantly heightened under the personal compared with the historical nostalgic response. Negative/irritation and serenity/calm-related emotions are not significantly different. These results highlight the need to examine nostalgia as two separate reactions and provide insights useful to practitioners regarding emotional reactions to each form. It also suggests the need for future research into personal and historical nostalgia’s comparable influences on other responses.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-461402017-09-13T15:55:53Z Personal and historical nostalgia: A comparison of common emotions Phau, Ian Marchegiani, Christopher advertising effectiveness emotions nostalgia consumer behaviour This research uses an experimental research design to examine differences in the emotional responses of 806 respondents experiencing specifically personal or historical nostalgic reactions to advertising appeals. Changes in intensity of five emotions common to both reactions are examined. Upbeat/elation, loss/regret, and warm/tender emotions are significantly heightened under the personal compared with the historical nostalgic response. Negative/irritation and serenity/calm-related emotions are not significantly different. These results highlight the need to examine nostalgia as two separate reactions and provide insights useful to practitioners regarding emotional reactions to each form. It also suggests the need for future research into personal and historical nostalgia’s comparable influences on other responses. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46140 10.1080/08911762.2013.804617 The Haworth Press Inc fulltext
spellingShingle advertising effectiveness
emotions
nostalgia
consumer behaviour
Phau, Ian
Marchegiani, Christopher
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
emotions
nostalgia
consumer behaviour
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46140