ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Exploring How Nostalgia Increases Empathy: The Potential Mediating Role of Perceived Social Support

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Research Proposal

  • Noor Alsharif
    Tennessee Technological University
  • Nicole Henniger
    Tennessee Technological University

Abstract

Does nostalgia increase empathy, and does perceived social support (PSS) mediate this relationship? In this research proposal, we describe our plan to experimentally manipulate nostalgia in a sample of American undergraduates and to measure empathy and PSS. This novel mediational model could be useful for counselors attempting to influence empathy.