Attachment-related avoidance and the social and agentic content of nostalgic memories

Andrew A. Abeyta; Clay Routledge; Christina Roylance; Tim Wildschut; Constantine Sedikides

doi:10.1177/0265407514533770

Attachment-related avoidance and the social and agentic content of nostalgic memories

Andrew A. Abeyta, Clay Routledge, Christina Roylance, Tim Wildschut, Constantine Sedikides

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The reported research tested whether the social and agentic content of nostalgic memories varies as a function of attachment-related avoidance. We measured individual differences in attachment-related avoidance and anxiety and coded the interpersonal and agentic content of nostalgic and non-nostalgic narratives. Results revealed that nostalgic (relative to non-nostalgic) narratives contained more social content and that this link was not moderated by attachment-related avoidance. There was a significant association between attachment-related avoidance and attachment-related social content in nostalgic, but not non-nostalgic, past narratives. There was also a significant association between attachment-related avoidance and agency content in nostalgic, but not non-nostalgic narratives.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	406-413
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
Volume	32
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407514533770
State	Published - May 5 2015
Externally published	Yes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Social Psychology
Communication
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Sociology and Political Science

Keywords

Agency
attachment style
attachment-related avoidance
nostalgia

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