Psychological Development and Education ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (3): 303-311.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2019.03.07

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Relations between Nostalgia and Pro-social Behavior: A Mediated Moderation Model

FANG Jiandong1, CHANG Baorui2,3   

  1. 1. School of Marxism, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004;
    2. Faculty of Education, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004;
    3. Cognitive Neuroscience and Applied Psychology Laboratory, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004
  • Published:2019-06-19

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Abstract: This study aimed to explore the psychological mechanism and boundary conditions of nostalgia affecting pro-social behavior. Through two studies, a questionnaire survey of study 1 was conducted among 500 college students and 127 college students in study 2 were recruited to manipulate nostalgia (vs.non-nostalgia). The results of the two studies were consistent:(1) in the process of nostalgia influencing pro-social behavior, meaning in life served a mediating role; (2) the psychological needs satisfaction played a moderating role between nostalgia and pro-social behavior. This study further enriches the literature on nostalgia and pro-social behavior and have important practical significance for the psychological counseling field.

Key words: nostalgia, meaning in life, psychological needs satisfaction, pro-social behaviour

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  • B844
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