Does counting emotion words on online social networks provide a window into people’s subjective experience of emotion? A case study on Facebook

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Ethan Kross, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Philippe Verduyn, KU Leuven, Maastricht University; Margaret Boyer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Brittany Drake, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Izzy Gainsburg, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Brian Vickers, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Oscar Ybarra, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; John Jonides, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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Project Citation: 

Kross, Ethan, Verduyn, Philippe, Boyer, Margaret, Drake, Brittany, Gainsburg, Izzy, Vickers, Brian, Jonides, John. Does counting emotion words on online social networks provide a window into people's subjective experience of emotion? A case study on Facebook . Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2017-12-23. https://doi.org/10.3886/E101284V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This project examines the differences between word counting and human raters' judgements of positive and negative affect in Facebook posts and how they are related to experience sampled affect. 
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources Fund for Scientific Research-Flanders; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms linguistics; affect; psychology
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Netherlands, United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 10/27/2011 – 5/22/2014 (Data were collected by combining multiple previous studies. )
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 10/27/2011 – 5/22/2014 (Data were collected for between 6 and 14 days. )
Universe:  View help for Universe Persons in the United States and the Netherlands 18 years old and older.
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) aggregate data; experimental data; survey data

Methodology

Response Rate:  View help for Response Rate For experience sampling data, only participants with response rates >= 60% were included.
Data Source:  View help for Data Source Experience sampling and Facebook posting data.
Collection Mode(s):  View help for Collection Mode(s) on-site questionnaire; other; web-based survey
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation Facebook posts, Individuals
Geographic Unit:  View help for Geographic Unit Country

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