Wulf, Tim ORCID: 0000-0002-2671-5106, Bonus, James A. and Rieger, Diana (2019). The inspired time traveler: examining the implications of nostalgic entertainment experiences for two-factor models of entertainment. Media Psychol., 22 (5). S. 795 - 818. ABINGDON: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1532-785X

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Abstract

Two studies investigated the characteristics of nostalgic entertainment experiences. A survey (Study 1) asked American undergraduates to report their cognitive and affective reactions during a recent entertainment experience that they deemed nostalgic, meaningful, or pleasurable. Results indicated that nostalgic experiences often occurred after exposure to familiar media content (e.g., beloved children's shows). Although these experiences were affectively similar to both pleasurable entertainment experiences (in terms of enjoyment) and meaningful entertainment experiences (in terms of mixed affect), they differed in the focus of their associated cognitions (i.e., reflection on the self in the past and over time). A follow-up experiment (Study 2) demonstrated that exposure to familiar children's shows (rather than unfamiliar children's shows or meaningful film trailers) induced nostalgic reactions in adults ranging in age from 19 to 47. The implications of these findings for current two-factor models of entertainment are discussed.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Wulf, TimUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-2671-5106UNSPECIFIED
Bonus, James A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rieger, DianaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-141804
DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2018.1532299
Journal or Publication Title: Media Psychol.
Volume: 22
Number: 5
Page Range: S. 795 - 818
Date: 2019
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication: ABINGDON
ISSN: 1532-785X
Language: English
Faculty: Faculty of Human Sciences
Divisions: Faculty of Human Sciences > Department Psychologie
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
MEDIA; APPRECIATION; MOOD; MEMORYMultiple languages
Communication; Film, Radio, Television; Psychology, AppliedMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/14180

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