Ajou University.
Kyunggi University.
J Gen Psychol. 2019 Oct-Dec;146(4):391-416. doi: 10.1080/00221309.2019.1590304. Epub 2019 Apr 22.
The objective of this study was to explore linguistic and psychological differences in suicide notes and the diaries of non-suicidal people. Fifty-six suicide notes and 56 personal diary entries were analyzed to provide basic descriptive data on linguistic and psychological variables using the Korean Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count Program. The results revealed that the two groups noticeably differed-suicide notes had more words or phrases per sentence; fewer modifiers, numerals, and affixes/suffixes associated with logically elaborated sentences; and more first- and second-person pronouns than the diaries of non-suicidal individuals. Suicide notes also used fewer positive words and future tense verbs, as well as more negative, sadness/depression-related words. Inter-correlations between the linguistic and psychological domains revealed some heterogeneity between the groups. Further research is needed on the practical applications of this study.
本研究旨在探讨自杀遗言和非自杀者日记在语言和心理上的差异。通过使用韩国语言调查与词汇计数程序，分析了 56 份自杀遗言和 56 份个人日记条目，为语言和心理变量提供了基本描述性数据。结果表明，两组之间存在显著差异——自杀遗言中每个句子的单词或短语更多；用于逻辑阐述的修饰语、数字和词缀/后缀较少；第一人称和第二人称代词比非自杀个体的日记更多。自杀遗言使用的积极词汇和将来时态动词也较少，而负面、与悲伤/抑郁相关的词汇较多。语言和心理领域之间的相互关联显示出两组之间存在一些异质性。需要进一步研究这项研究的实际应用。
