This study explored the relationship between nostalgia and aesthetic evaluations of visual art in the form of landscape paintings. Participants evaluated a hundred different paintings for the level of nostalgia they evoked, their beauty, positive and negative valences, arousal, and familiarity. The results indicated an association between feelings of nostalgia and beauty. Furthermore, nostalgia correlated differently with the positive and negative valences; there was a positive and negative correlation between nostalgia and positive and negative valences, respectively. Positive correlations were also observed between nostalgia and arousal and familiarity. Additionally, the paintings’ intrinsic memorability was assessed and found to have a borderline significant impact on nostalgia ratings. Interestingly, the higher the memorability of a painting, the lower the likelihood of nostalgic feelings occurring. In summation, this study sheds light on the associations between affective and aesthetic experiences using a relatively under-studied medium of triggering nostalgic feelings—paintings.

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“过去”是甜蜜的：绘画审美与情感体验调查


本研究探讨了怀旧与风景画形式的视觉艺术的审美评价之间的关系。参与者评估了一百幅不同的画作，以了解它们所唤起的怀旧程度、美感、积极和消极的效价、唤起和熟悉度。结果表明怀旧情绪与美之间存在关联。此外，怀旧与正价和负价的相关性不同;怀旧与正负效价分别存在正负相关。在怀旧与唤醒和熟悉度之间也观察到正相关。此外，还评估了这些画作的内在记忆性，发现对怀旧评分有临界的重大影响。有趣的是，一幅画的记忆度越高，产生怀旧情绪的可能性就越低。总而言之，本研究使用一种相对研究不足的触发怀旧情绪的媒介——绘画——阐明了情感和审美体验之间的关联。