Political-ideological differences in cultural pessimism and nostalgia reflect people’s evaluation of their nation’s historical developments

Name: Political-ideological differences in cultural pessimism and nostalgia reflect people’s evaluation of their nation’s historical developments
Author: Lammers, J., Uğurlar, Nesibe Pınar

İsim	Political-ideological differences in cultural pessimism and nostalgia reflect people’s evaluation of their nation’s historical developments
Yazar	Lammers, J., Uğurlar, Nesibe Pınar
Basım Tarihi:	2023-05-11
Basım Yeri	- Sage
Konu	Cultural differences, Nostalgia, Political ideology
Tür	Süreli Yayın
Dil	İngilizce
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Kütüphane:	Özyeğin Üniversitesi
Demirbaş Numarası	1948-5506
Kayıt Numarası	dcb66019-e898-410c-ad01-15c3d874a4f7
Lokasyon	Psychology
Tarih	2023-05-11
Örnek Metin	Western conservatives are more focused on the past than are liberals: They experience stronger cultural pessimism and nostalgically yearn back for past society. We test the hypothesis that this ideological difference reflects long-term national-historical developments, by comparing ideological differences in the United States and Türkiye. Using archival data, Study 1 confirms that whereas U.S. society over the last century moved in a liberal direction, Turkish society recently shifted toward greater conservatism. Consistent with predictions, Studies 2 and 3 show that the relationship between political ideology and cultural pessimism is reversed in Türkiye, compared with the United States. Partially consistent with predictions, in both studies, the link between ideology and a nostalgic yearning for the past is attenuated (and essentially blocked) in Türkiye, although not reversed, compared with the United States. Together, these findings suggest that ideological differences in pessimism and nostalgia reflect, at least partially, objective differences in national-historical development.
DOI	10.1177/19485506231173735

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Political-ideological differences in cultural pessimism and nostalgia reflect people’s evaluation of their nation’s historical developments

Yazar Lammers, J., Uğurlar, Nesibe Pınar

Basım Tarihi 2023-05-11

Basım Yeri - Sage

Konu Cultural differences, Nostalgia, Political ideology

Tür Süreli Yayın

Dil İngilizce

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Kütüphane Özyeğin Üniversitesi

Demirbaş Numarası 1948-5506

Kayıt Numarası dcb66019-e898-410c-ad01-15c3d874a4f7

Lokasyon Psychology

Tarih 2023-05-11

Örnek Metin Western conservatives are more focused on the past than are liberals: They experience stronger cultural pessimism and nostalgically yearn back for past society. We test the hypothesis that this ideological difference reflects long-term national-historical developments, by comparing ideological differences in the United States and Türkiye. Using archival data, Study 1 confirms that whereas U.S. society over the last century moved in a liberal direction, Turkish society recently shifted toward greater conservatism. Consistent with predictions, Studies 2 and 3 show that the relationship between political ideology and cultural pessimism is reversed in Türkiye, compared with the United States. Partially consistent with predictions, in both studies, the link between ideology and a nostalgic yearning for the past is attenuated (and essentially blocked) in Türkiye, although not reversed, compared with the United States. Together, these findings suggest that ideological differences in pessimism and nostalgia reflect, at least partially, objective differences in national-historical development.

DOI 10.1177/19485506231173735