RICHMOND, Va. — A new study led by Jeffrey Green, Ph.D., a psychology professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, found that engaging in nostalgic experiences can strengthen feelings of social connection and boost gratitude.
Something as simple as listening to nostalgic music can help you feel gratitude, a news release from VCU explains.
“There was a tiny bit of research out there suggesting that nostalgia and gratitude were linked causally, but also there was some question of what’s driving it,” Green said. “And that mechanism turned out to be feelings of social connectedness.”…