Emotional connotations of words related to authority and community

  • We present a database of 858 German words from the semantic fields of authority and community, which represent core dimensions of human sociality. The words were selected on the basis of co-occurrence profiles of representative keywords for these semantic fields. All words were rated along five dimensions, each measured by a bipolar semantic-differential scale: Besides the classic dimensions of affective meaning (valence, arousal, and potency), we collected ratings of authority and community with newly developed scales. The results from cluster, correlational, and multiple regression analyses on the rating data suggest a robust negativity bias for authority valuation among German raters recruited via university mailing lists, whereas community ratings appear to be rather unrelated to the well-established affective dimensions. Furthermore, our data involve a strong overall negative correlation—rather than the classical U-shaped distribution—between valence and arousal for socially relevant concepts. Our database provides a valuableWe present a database of 858 German words from the semantic fields of authority and community, which represent core dimensions of human sociality. The words were selected on the basis of co-occurrence profiles of representative keywords for these semantic fields. All words were rated along five dimensions, each measured by a bipolar semantic-differential scale: Besides the classic dimensions of affective meaning (valence, arousal, and potency), we collected ratings of authority and community with newly developed scales. The results from cluster, correlational, and multiple regression analyses on the rating data suggest a robust negativity bias for authority valuation among German raters recruited via university mailing lists, whereas community ratings appear to be rather unrelated to the well-established affective dimensions. Furthermore, our data involve a strong overall negative correlation—rather than the classical U-shaped distribution—between valence and arousal for socially relevant concepts. Our database provides a valuable resource for research questions at the intersection of cognitive neuroscience and social psychology. It can be downloaded as supplemental materials with this article.zeige mehrzeige weniger

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Verfasserangaben:Gesche SchauenburgGND, Jens AmbrasatORCiD, Tobias SchröderORCiDGND, Christian von ScheveGND, Markus ConradORCiDGND
DOI:https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-014-0494-7
ISSN:1554-3528
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch):Behavior Research Methods
Verlag:Springer
Verlagsort:New York, NY
Dokumentart:Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Sprache:Englisch
Datum der Veröffentlichung (online):31.05.2017
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung:2015
Datum der Freischaltung:13.06.2017
Freies Schlagwort / Tag:Emotion
GND-Schlagwort:Konnotation; Gemeinschaft; Bewertung; Gefühl
Jahrgang:47
Ausgabe / Heft:3
Erste Seite:720
Letzte Seite:735
Fachbereiche und Zentrale Einrichtungen:Forschungs- und An-Institute / Inst. für angewandte Forschung Urbane Zukunft (IaF)
DDC-Klassifikation:300 Sozialwissenschaften
Lizenz (Deutsch):License LogoCC - Namensnennung-Keine kommerzielle Nutzung-Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen
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