Decoding emotions: Exploring the validity of sentiment analysis in psychotherapy.

Journal: Psychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research
Published Date: Feb 28, 2024

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Given the importance of emotions in psychotherapy, valid measures are essential for research and practice. As emotions are expressed at different levels, multimodal measurements are needed for a nuanced assessment. Natural Language Processing (NLP) could augment the measurement of emotions. The study explores the validity of sentiment analysis in psychotherapy transcripts.

Authors

  • Steffen T Eberhardt
    Trier University, Trier, Germany.
  • Jana Schaffrath
    Trier University, Trier, Germany.
  • Danilo Moggia
    Trier University, Trier, Germany.
  • Brian Schwartz
    University of Trier, Germany.
  • Martin Jaehde
    Trier University, Trier, Germany.
  • Julian A Rubel
    Department of Psychology, University of Trier, Trier, Germany.
  • Tobias Baur
    Augsburg University, Augsburg, Germany.
  • Elisabeth André
    Faculty of Applied Computer Science, Institute of Computer Science, Universität Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany.
  • Wolfgang Lutz
    Department of Psychology, University of Trier, Trier, Germany.

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