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Krystine I. Batcho Ph.D.

About

Krystine Batcho, Ph.D., is a professor at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York. She studies nostalgia; she has found that people who are prone to nostalgia excel at maintaining personal relationships and choose healthy social ways of coping with their troubles. She developed the Nostalgia Inventory Test, which measures how often and how deeply people feel nostalgic. Her tool has been translated into multiple languages, including Chinese, Polish and Spanish.

Recent Posts
Are You Too Emotional?
People who tend to have strong emotional responses to affective content (like negative news stories) are at risk for psychological distress.
7 Reasons Not to Procrastinate
It is tempting to put off dealing with certain tasks, but there are costs associated with procrastinating—and benefits associated with resisting procrastination.
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted

After a breakup, some people get rid of everything that reminds them of the relationship. Others hope to rekindle the romance. Is it more helpful to hold on or to let go?

After a breakup, some people get rid of everything that reminds them of the relationship. Others hope to rekindle the romance. Is it more helpful to hold on or to let go?

If You Loved Me: 4 Levels of Love

We often assume that the ones we love know how much we love them. It is important to understand why sometimes a loved one doesn't feel the depth of our love.

We often assume that the ones we love know how much we love them. It is important to understand why sometimes a loved one doesn't feel the depth of our love.

What It Means for Someone to Change Their Name

Personal names are intimately connected to a person’s sense of self, relationships, and well-being. What does it mean, then, when someone changes their name?

Personal names are intimately connected to a person’s sense of self, relationships, and well-being. What does it mean, then, when someone changes their name?

Was It Worth It? The Value of Anticipated Hindsight

Regret can be one of the most difficult emotions to cope with. Are there ways we can minimize our future regrets?

Regret can be one of the most difficult emotions to cope with. Are there ways we can minimize our future regrets?

Why Happy Occasions Can Make Us Sad

Do you cry at weddings, graduations, christenings, and other happy events? Sadness can often surprise us during happy occasions. Why?

Do you cry at weddings, graduations, christenings, and other happy events? Sadness can often surprise us during happy occasions. Why?

Why We Keep Things That Matter—and Some That Don’t

Storing information and images in virtual formats has made our lives more convenient and efficient. But have there been unfavorable impacts of the shift away from physical things?

Storing information and images in virtual formats has made our lives more convenient and efficient. But have there been unfavorable impacts of the shift away from physical things?