Nostalgia can evoke warmth and optimism or lead to feelings of inadequacy and grief. Mindfulness of its impact is key to ...

My research focuses on nostalgia – a sentimental longing for treasured moments in our personal pasts – and how nostalgia is linked to our well-being and feelings of connection with others.Triggered by ...

The history of nostalgia The term nostalgia was coined in 1688 by Johannes Hofer, a Swiss physician who named the ailment tied to homesickness he found in Swiss mercenary soldiers.

In 1688, the Alsatian physician Johannes Hofer coined the term “nostalgia,” drawing it from the Greek words for return (nostos) and pain (algos). Although Hofer used nostalgia as an equivalent ...

The psychology and philosophy of nostalgia.‘Nostalgia’ is a portmanteau [blended] neologism coined in 1688 by Swiss medical student Johannes Hofer, from the Greek nóstos [homecoming] and ...

The psychology and philosophy of nostalgia.‘Nostalgia’ is a portmanteau [blended] neologism coined in 1688 by Swiss medical student Johannes Hofer, from the Greek nóstos [homecoming] and ...

In the 1600s, a Swiss medical student named Johannes Hofer studied mercenaries in the Italian and French lowlands who longed desperately for their mountain homelands.

In the 1600s, a Swiss medical student named Johannes Hofer studied mercenaries in the Italian and French lowlands who longed desperately for their mountain homelands.

Nostalgia can evoke warmth and optimism or lead to feelings of inadequacy and grief. Mindfulness of its impact is key to using it beneficially.