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| Research article summary (published 30 May 2003): |
Readers' opinions of romantic poetry are consistent with emotional measures based on the Dictionary of Affect in Language.
Full Abstract
A principal components analysis of 68 volunteers' subjective ratings of 20 excerpts of Romantic poetry and of Dictionary of Affect scores for the same excerpts produced four components representing Pleasantness, Activation, Romanticism, and Nature. Dictionary measures and subjective ratings of the same constructs loaded on the same factor. Results are interpreted as providing construct validity for the Dictionary of Affect.
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Author/s: Whissell, Cynthia (C);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON Canada.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: Perceptual and motor skills (Percept Mot Skills), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Jun; vol 96 (issue 3 Pt 1) : pp 990-2
Dates: Created 2003/06/30; Completed 2003/10/03; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12831280, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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