10.6084/m9.figshare.7314242.v1
Tim Wulf
Tim
Wulf
James A. Bonus
James A.
Bonus
Diana Rieger
Diana
Rieger
The inspired time traveler: examining the implications of nostalgic entertainment experiences for two-factor models of entertainment
Taylor & Francis Group
2018
affectively
cognition
focus
time traveler
two-factor models
entertainment experiences
finding
media content
affective reactions
enjoyment
film trailers
i.e
exposure
term
reflection
e.g
characteristic
47.
American undergraduates
follow-up experiment
survey
entertainment experience
implication
2018-11-08 07:41:36
Journal contribution
https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/The_inspired_time_traveler_examining_the_implications_of_nostalgic_entertainment_experiences_for_two-factor_models_of_entertainment/7314242
<p>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.</p>