The meaning of emotion in the white Afrikaans language group: a componential emotion theory approach
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- Cara Jonker, Althea van der Merwe, Johnny Fontaine (UGent) and Deon Meiring
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- Abstract
- This study determined the meaning of emotion in a sample of white Afrikaans-speaking adults (n=120; males =32, females=88, age range =18 - 48+ years). Data were collected using the Meaning Grid (Scherer, 2005). The analysis examined the factor loadings of emotion words via a factor analysis and factor scores of 24 emotion terms were determined. Results indicated the following dimensions to characterize the meaning of emotion in the sample: activation-pleasantness, arousal/unpredictability and a power-control. The conclusion can be drawn that four dimensions are needed to satisfactory represent the meaning of emotion words in the white Afrikaans language group.
- Keywords
- emotion dimensions, activation-pleasantness, arousal, unpredictability, power-control, componential emotion theory, grid, CULTURES, PATTERNS, APPRAISAL
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-2121663
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- Jonker, Cara, et al. “The Meaning of Emotion in the White Afrikaans Language Group: A Componential Emotion Theory Approach.” JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY IN AFRICA, vol. 21, no. 4, 2011, pp. 555–63.
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- Jonker, C., van der Merwe, A., Fontaine, J., & Meiring, D. (2011). The meaning of emotion in the white Afrikaans language group: a componential emotion theory approach. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY IN AFRICA, 21(4), 555–563.
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- Jonker, Cara, Althea van der Merwe, Johnny Fontaine, and Deon Meiring. 2011. “The Meaning of Emotion in the White Afrikaans Language Group: A Componential Emotion Theory Approach.” JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY IN AFRICA 21 (4): 555–63.
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- Jonker, Cara, Althea van der Merwe, Johnny Fontaine, and Deon Meiring. 2011. “The Meaning of Emotion in the White Afrikaans Language Group: A Componential Emotion Theory Approach.” JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY IN AFRICA 21 (4): 555–563.
- Vancouver
- 1.Jonker C, van der Merwe A, Fontaine J, Meiring D. The meaning of emotion in the white Afrikaans language group: a componential emotion theory approach. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY IN AFRICA. 2011;21(4):555–63.
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- [1]C. Jonker, A. van der Merwe, J. Fontaine, and D. Meiring, “The meaning of emotion in the white Afrikaans language group: a componential emotion theory approach,” JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY IN AFRICA, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 555–563, 2011.
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abstract = {{This study determined the meaning of emotion in a sample of white Afrikaans-speaking adults (n=120; males =32, females=88, age range =18 - 48+ years). Data were collected using the Meaning Grid (Scherer, 2005). The analysis examined the factor loadings of emotion words via a factor analysis and factor scores of 24 emotion terms were determined. Results indicated the following dimensions to characterize the meaning of emotion in the sample: activation-pleasantness, arousal/unpredictability and a power-control. The conclusion can be drawn that four dimensions are needed to satisfactory represent the meaning of emotion words in the white Afrikaans language group.}},
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journal = {{JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY IN AFRICA}},
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title = {{The meaning of emotion in the white Afrikaans language group: a componential emotion theory approach}},
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