Speaking of Psychology
Speaking of Psychology
American Psychological Association
Does Nostalgia Have a Psychological Purpose? with Krystine Batcho, PhD
42 minutes Posted Nov 6, 2019 at 11:30 am.
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What psychological purpose does nostalgia serve? Is it good or bad? Are we more nostalgic today in our hectic, connected world? Is there such a thing as the “good ‘ol days”? Here to help explain is Dr. Krystine Batcho, professor of psychology at LeMoyne College in Syracuse, New York. She’s an expert on nostalgia and developed the Nostalgia Inventory, a survey that assesses proneness to personal nostalgia.

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