The relationships between affect dimensions and level of construal

IF 2.8 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

European Journal of Social Psychology Pub Date : 2024-02-13 DOI:10.1002/ejsp.3046

Dorit Efrat-Treister, Shaul Oreg, Yaniv Dover

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Abstract

The relationship between affect and cognition is a central topic of interest in psychology. In this study, we focus on the relationship of affect valence and activation with construal level. Existing findings are inconsistent. We propose that these inconsistencies may result from the interdependency of affect valence and activation and propose that valence and activation interact in predicting construal level. Specifically, we propose that, overall, valence has a positive effect on construal level, and that activation accentuates the effect of valence. We test our predictions through a text analysis of event descriptions in four data sets: TripAdvisor hotel reviews (N = 330,853); Yelp restaurant reviews (N = 648,974); Amazon Digital Music reviews (N = 1,518,409); and Twitter Negative Emotions database (N = 8,756). Results confirm the predicted V-shaped relationship between valence and activation, and the moderating effect of activation on the relationship between valence and construal level. We discuss these findings and the inconsistencies across studies.

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情感维度与构思水平之间的关系

情感与认知之间的关系是心理学关注的核心话题。在本研究中，我们将重点关注情感价位和激活与构想水平之间的关系。现有的研究结果并不一致。我们认为，这些不一致可能是由于情感价位和激活的相互依存性造成的，并提出价位和激活在预测构想水平时是相互作用的。具体来说，我们认为，总体而言，情感价位对构想水平有积极影响，而激活则会加强情感价位的影响。我们通过对四个数据集中的事件描述进行文本分析来验证我们的预测：TripAdvisor 酒店评论（N = 330,853 条）；Yelp 餐厅评论（N = 648,974 条）；亚马逊数字音乐评论（N = 1,518,409 条）；以及 Twitter 负面情绪数据库（N = 8,756 条）。结果证实了所预测的情绪和激活之间的 V 型关系，以及激活对情绪和构想水平之间关系的调节作用。我们将讨论这些发现以及不同研究之间的不一致性。

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European Journal of Social Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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6.10

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7.70%

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期刊介绍： Topics covered include, among others, intergroup relations, group processes, social cognition, attitudes, social influence and persuasion, self and identity, verbal and nonverbal communication, language and thought, affect and emotion, embodied and situated cognition and individual differences of social-psychological relevance. Together with original research articles, the European Journal of Social Psychology"s innovative and inclusive style is reflected in the variety of articles published: Research Article: Original articles that provide a significant contribution to the understanding of social phenomena, up to a maximum of 12,000 words in length.