In search of meaningfulness: Nostalgia as an antidote to boredom.
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In search of meaningfulness: nostalgia as an antidote to boredom.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Emotion
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1931-1516,1528-3542
DOI: 10.1037/a0030442