Can situations awaken emotions? The compilation and evaluation of the Emotional Situation Sentence System (ESSS).

ABSTRACT: We aimed to establish and evaluate a standardized emotional situation sentence system (ESSS) relevant to the lives of college students to supplement prior literature and adapt to the needs of emotional research. Two studies were designed for this research; study 1 examined the effect of words in the ESSS and study 2 involved the use of pictures. For Study 1, 778 items were selected by 607 college students and 15 experts. We then tested the scale with 80 undergraduate participants. The ESSS sentences were rated on their degree of valence, arousal, and dominance using a 9-point scale. Cronbach's α (greater than 0.986) of the overall score as well as each sub-score in the three components confirmed the scale's reliability. As seen on a scatter plot, the results suggest that negative emotions

SUBMITTER: Zhao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8289053 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature