ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
I Approve but We Disapprove: Pronoun Choice in Tweets Reflects Tendency for Self-Disclosure
- Eliza Barach
University at Albany, State University of New York - Samira Shaikh
University of North Carolina at Charlotte - Samira Shaikh
University of North Carolina at Charlotte - Vidhushini Srinivasan
University of North Carolina at Charlotte - Julia Hormes
University at Albany, State University of New York - Laurie Feldman
Haskins Laboratories - Laurie Feldman
University at Albany, State University of New York
Abstract
Analyses of twitter data defined by shared hashtags provide unique insights into a variety of political and psychological issues. Our work shows how the lexical diversity of emotional and embodiment words in tweets varies by pronoun. Further, the interaction of pronoun choice with event characteristics reflects the tendency for self-disclosure.
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