Role of Nostaligia Proneness, Mental Pain and Temporal Experience of Plaeasure in Perceived Stress Reactivity in Studens Experiencing Romantic Breakup

Subject Areas : Educational

Azadeh  Farghadani ¹ (Department of Psychology,Saveh Branch,Islamic Azad Univercity,Saveh, Iran.)

Received: 2019-07-18 Accepted : 2020-07-07 Published : 2023-02-20

Keywords: nostalgia, mental pain, perceived stress, pleasure, Romantic breakup,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive contribution of nostalgia proneness, mental pain and temporal experience of pleasure in perceived stress reactivity. The research method was correlational and the research included all students with romantic breakup at Saveh Islamic Azad University. From this community, 162 students with symptoms of love trauma were selected using purposive sampling method. They were asked to fill out the questionnaires of reactivity to perceived stress (Shulz, Jansen & Schlotz, 2006), nostalgia proneness (Havlena & Holak, 2006), mental pain (Orbach & Mikulincer (2003) and temporal experience of pleasure (Gard, 2006). Data analysis was performed using Pearson correlation and stepwise regression. Findings indicated a negative role of confusion and emotional turmoil (dimensions of mental pain) in increasing reactivity to perceived stress (p<0.01) and a positive role of nostalgia proneness in reducing reactivity to perceived stress (p<0.01). Therefore, it can be seen that regardless of the negative role of the feeling of emptiness in intensifying people's reactions to stress, it is the past positive experiences and feelings that can, as a psychological source and support, improve people's conditions in stressful situations.

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