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Research project

ESRC: A Prototype Analysis of the Construct of Nostalgia

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Constantine Sedikides

Professor of Social Psychology
Research interests
  • Self-evaluation motives (self-enhancement, self-protection, self-improvement) motivation
  • Cultural influences on self-evaluation motives
  • Narcissism
Connect with Constantine

Email: C.Sedikides@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Tim Wildschut FAcSS

Prfssr of Social & Personality Psycholog
Connect with Tim

Email: R.T.Wildschut@soton.ac.uk

Research outputs

Heartwarming memories: nostalgia maintains physiological comfort
X. Zhou, Tim Wildschut, Constantine Sedikides, X. Chen, S. Yat-Sen & J.J.M. Vingerhoets, 2012, Emotion
Type: article
Odyssey’s end: Lay conceptions of nostalgia reflect its original Homeric meaning
Erica G. Hepper, Timothy D. Ritchie, Constantine Sedikides & Tim Wildschut, 2012, Emotion, 12(1), 102-119
DOI: 10.1037/a0025167
Type: article