Yarkoni Tal
University of Colorado at Boulder.
J Res Pers. 2010 Jun 1;44(3):363-373. doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2010.04.001.
Previous studies have found systematic associations between personality and individual differences in word use. Such studies have typically focused on broad associations between major personality domains and aggregate word categories, potentially masking more specific associations. Here I report the results of a large-scale analysis of personality and word use in a large sample of blogs (N=694). The size of the dataset enabled pervasive correlations with personality to be identified for a broad range of lexical variables, including both aggregate word categories and individual English words. The results replicated category-level findings from previous offline studies, identified numerous novel associations at both a categorical and single-word level, and underscored the value of complementary approaches to the study of personality and word use.
以往的研究发现,人格与用词方面的个体差异之间存在系统性关联。此类研究通常聚焦于主要人格领域与总体词汇类别之间的广泛关联,这可能会掩盖更具体的关联。在此,我报告对大量博客样本(N = 694)中的人格与用词进行大规模分析的结果。数据集的规模使得能够针对广泛的词汇变量确定与人格的普遍相关性,这些变量包括总体词汇类别和单个英语单词。研究结果重现了以往线下研究在类别层面的发现,在类别和单字层面都识别出了许多新的关联,并强调了人格与用词研究中互补方法的价值。