Journal article
Valence norms for 3,600 English words collected during the COVID-19 pandemic: Effects of age and the pandemic
Abstract
The topic of affective development over the lifespan is at the forefront of psychological science. One of the intriguing findings in this area is superior emotion regulation and increased positivity in older rather than younger adults. This paper aims to contribute to the empirical base of studies on the role of affect in cognition. We report a new dataset of valence (positivity) ratings to 3,600 English words collected from North American and …
Authors
Kyröläinen A-J; Luke J; Libben G; Kuperman V
Journal
Behavior Research Methods, Vol. 54, No. 5, pp. 2445–2456
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
October 2022
DOI
10.3758/s13428-021-01740-0
ISSN
1554-351X