Contrasting compulsive behaviour: Computerized text analysis of compulsion narratives

Autor:	Caitlin Ferreira, Joey Lam, Leyland Pitt, Albert Caruana, Terrence Brown
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Mental Health Compulsive Behavior Humans Applied Psychology
Zdroj:	Journal of Health Psychology. 27:1942-1958
ISSN:	1461-7277 1359-1053
Popis:	Those who gamble compulsively, and those who shop or buy in a compulsive manner share a number of common characteristics, stemming from similar impulse-control issues. As such, it is predicted that a lexical analysis of personal narratives of compulsion would share similarities. Using secondary data from an online mental health forum, Psychforums, the research analyzed narratives of compulsive gambling ( n = 199) and compulsive buying ( n = 196) using the automated text analysis tool, LIWC. The results indicated that compulsive buying narratives rated significantly higher in clout and emotional tone and significantly lower in authenticity, with no significant differences noted in analytical thinking between the two compulsion narratives. Recommendations for future research include that demographic variables be incorporated and that narratives sourced from different online platforms should be contrasted.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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