Nostalgic people have closer friends, better health: study

Nostalgia can be considered very cliché by some, but people who are prone to it are better when dealing with their health and well -being, according to a new study.

People who are nostalgic have more close friends and make more efforts to maintain kisses and relationships than people who are less emotional, researchers in the magazine of the magazine Knowledge and emotion.

“People who feel nostalgic more often and appreciate these memories are more aware of their important relationships and the need to cultivate them,” researcher Kuan-Ju Huang said in a press release as reported by UPI.

“This means that these friendships may be more likely to last, even when we get older, and our interests and responsibilities are changing,” Huang added.

Researchers, in background notes, said that social networks play a critical role in a person’s well -being and provide psychological and cognitive benefits to old age.

The results come from three experiments that include over 1,500 people in the US and Europe, the researchers said.

The first experiment was conducted on 450 undergraduate students at the University of Buffalo in New York. Participants were investigated for the level of nostalgia and their friends.

Those who said they were nostalgic also said they had put more efforts and importance to maintain their kisses. They also had very close friendships and relationships.

The second study seemed to find this nostalgia between a group of over 400 US adults.

Those who were an average age of 40 were investigated and the participants found to work to preserve kisses had the closest friendships.

The third experiment used data from a long -standing Dutch research of social sciences to examine the impact of nostalgia on social networks for a seven -year period.

The results have shown that people tend to become more nostalgic as they grow older.

As for non-nautical people, those with low levels had 18% less close relationships by the end of seven years.

“There is evidence that young adults report nostalgic emotions slightly more often than middle -aged adults, while older adults report dramatically higher levels of nostalgia,” Huang said.

Huang added that the reasons for high levels of nostalgia in young and older adults are different.

“Transitions of life during emerging adulthood, including abandoning the family home and entering the college or workforce, can cause a psychological need to find comfort in nostalgia,” Huang said.

“Young adults can remember their high schools or family moments when they face challenges when transitioning to adulthood,” he continued. “For elderly adults, nostalgia is more likely to be associated with experiences for the loss and feelings of a limited future.”