Exploring Nostalgia's Influence on Psychological Growth

Self and Identity

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 162-177

  Baldwin, Matthew ^a   Landau, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Broaden and build theory; Growth; Motivation; Nostalgia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892813762     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2013.772320     Document Type: Article

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