Summit
2025 APS Global Psychological Science Summit · 2025
Mapping Emotional Contexts across Cultures: A Topic Modeling Approach to Pain, Anger, and Joy
- Marie-Pier Plouffe-Demers
University of Quebec in Outaouais - Marie-Pier Plouffe-Demers
University of Quebec in Montreal - Grégoire Winterstein
University of Quebec in Montreal - Samuel Laperle
University of Quebec in Montreal - Seyed Habib Saravani
University of Quebec in Montreal - Danielle Samson
University of Quebec in Outaouais - Diego Leblanc
University of Quebec in Outaouais - Daniel Fiset
University of Quebec in Outaouais - Rémi Coté
- Ye Zhang
Hangzhou Normal University - Marc Waterfield
Miyazaki International University - Caroline Blais
University of Quebec in Outaouais
Abstract
This study examines pain, anger, and joy across eight cultural groups (45+ countries) based on participants’ descriptions of real-life, emotion-evoking scenarios. Using BERTopic, an embedding-based topic modeling framework, we identified recurring themes. Chi-square analyses revealed significant cross-cultural variation and overlap in topics, underscoring how sociocultural contexts shape emotional life.
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