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Looking Back to Move Forward: Nostalgia as a Psychological Resource for Promoting Relationship Goals and Overcoming Relationship Challenges by Abeyta, Andrew A., Routledge, Clay, Juhl, Jacob

“…Previous research has shown that nostalgia is a highly social emotion that provides a sense of social connectedness. In the present research, we tested a…”
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Combating Loneliness With Nostalgia: Nostalgic Feelings Attenuate Negative Thoughts and Motivations Associated With Loneliness by Abeyta, Andrew A., Routledge, Clay, Kaslon, Samuel

“…Loneliness is difficult to overcome, in part because it is associated with negative social cognitions and social motivations. We argue that nostalgia, a…”
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Further Exploring the Link Between Religion and Existential Health: The Effects of Religiosity and Trait Differences in Mentalizing on Indicators of Meaning in Life by Routledge, Clay, Roylance, Christina, Abeyta, Andrew A.

“…Religiosity contributes to perceptions of meaning. One of the cognitive foundations for religious belief is the capacity to mentalize the thoughts, emotions,…”
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Increases in Generative Concern among Older Adults following Reminders of Mortality by Maxfield, Molly, Greenberg, Jeff, Pyszczynski, Tom, Weise, David R., Kosloff, Spee, Soenke, Melissa, Abeyta, Andrew A., Blatter, Jamin

“…According to terror management theory, people are motivated to protect themselves from the potential for anxiety resulting from awareness of mortality. It was…”
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Nostalgia Restores Meaning in Life for Lonely People by Abeyta, Andrew A., Juhl, Jacob

“…Lonely individuals lack meaning in life. We hypothesized that nostalgia, a bittersweet emotion that entails reflecting sentimentally on the past, helps restore…”
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The need for meaning and religiosity: An individual differences approach to assessing existential needs and the relation with religious commitment, beliefs, and experiences by Abeyta, Andrew A., Routledge, Clay

“…Meaning in life is a component of psychological health. Religion is a robust source of meaning; religiosity is positively associated with meaning and threats…”
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Nostalgia supports a meaningful life by Abeyta, Andrew A., Pillarisetty, Simran

“…We review research on the role of nostalgia in supporting the ability to find, maintain, and restore meaning in life. We consider evidence that nostalgia…”
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Attachment-related avoidance and the social and agentic content of nostalgic memories by Abeyta, Andrew A., Routledge, Clay, Roylance, Christina, Wildschut, Tim, Sedikides, Constantine

“…The reported research tested whether the social and agentic content of nostalgic memories varies as a function of attachment-related avoidance. We measured…”
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The pushes and pulls of the past: The effects of attachment-related avoidance and nostalgia on approach-oriented social goals by Abeyta, Andrew A., Nelson, Taylor A., Routledge, Clay

“…Nostalgia, a mostly positive emotional experience that involves revisiting cherished memories/experiences, instigates the pursuit of approach-oriented social…”
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Exploring the effects of self-esteem and mortality salience on proximal and distally measured death anxiety: a further test of the dual process model of terror management by Abeyta, Andrew A., Juhl, Jacob, Routledge, Clay

“…The dual process model of terror management theory posits that proximal and distal defenses prevent death-related cognition from leading to death-anxiety…”
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Material Meaning: Narcissists Gain Existential Benefits From Extrinsic Goals by Abeyta, Andrew A., Routledge, Clay, Sedikides, Constantine

“…The present research examined how narcissism is related to perceptions of meaning derived from distinct types of life goals, namely, extrinsic and intrinsic…”
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Fountain of youth: The impact of nostalgia on youthfulness and implications for health by Abeyta, Andrew A., Routledge, Clay

“…The present research explored the impact of nostalgia on feelings of youthfulness, as well as the health benefits of nostalgia-induced youthfulness. Previous…”
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An existential function of evil: The effects of religiosity and compromised meaning on belief in magical evil forces by Routledge, Clay, Abeyta, Andrew A., Roylance, Christina

“…In three studies, we tested the assertion that the need for meaning motivates belief in magical evil forces. Believing that there are magical evil forces at…”
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What Makes Life Meaningful for Theists and Atheists? by Nelson, Taylor A., Abeyta, Andrew A., Routledge, Clay

“…Meaning in life is a predictor of psychological and physical health, and religiosity has long been associated with meaning. However, little is known about how…”
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We are not alone: The meaning motive, religiosity, and belief in extraterrestrial intelligence by Routledge, Clay, Abeyta, Andrew A., Roylance, Christina

“…We tested the proposals that paranormal beliefs about extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI) are motivated, in part, by the need for meaning and that this…”
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The existential cost of economic insecurity: Threatened financial security undercuts meaning by Abeyta, Andrew A., Routledge, Clay, Kersten, Michael, Cox, Cathy R.

“…Financial security (i.e., a person's sense that they can afford the things they need now and in the foreseeable future) contributes to psychological health and…”
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Miraculous Meaning: Threatened Meaning Increases Belief in Miracles by Routledge, Clay, Roylance, Christina, Abeyta, Andrew A.

“…For many, religious belief is a source of meaning and a resource for coping with life stressors that have the potential to undercut meaning. In the present…”
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Finding meaning through emotional understanding: emotional clarity predicts meaning in life and adjustment to existential threat by Abeyta, Andrew A., Routledge, Clay, Juhl, Jacob, Robinson, Michael D.

“…If emotions provide information relevant to personal meaning, then people with a greater sense of clarity about their emotions may possess some advantages in…”
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Does Meaning Motivate Magical Thinking Among Theists and Atheists? by Nelson, Taylor A., Abeyta, Andrew A., Routledge, Clay

“…Past research indicates that existential threats related to meaning in life increase religious-related magical beliefs (e.g., belief in God). The present three…”
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I am not an animal but I am a sexist: Human distinctiveness, sexist attitudes towards women, and perceptions of meaning in life by Roylance, Christina, Abeyta, Andrew A, Routledge, Clay

“…Existential concerns relating to human physicality influence cultural worldviews and norms regarding women. When people are striving to bolster perceptions of…”
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