Psychometric evaluation of the Serbian dictionary for automatic text analysis - LIWCser
Abstract
LIWC (Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count) is widely used word-level content analysis software. It was used in large number of studies in the fields of clinical, social and personality psychology, and it is adapted for text analysis in 11 world languages. The aim of this research was to validate empirically newly constructed adaptation of LIWC software for Serbian language (LIWCser). The sample of the texts consisted of 384 texts in Serbian and 141 texts in English. It included scientific paper abstracts, newspaper articles, movie subtitles, short stories and essays. Comparative analysis of Serbian and English version of the software demonstrated acceptable level of equivalence (ICCM=.70). Average coverage of the texts with LIWCser dictionary was 69.93%, and variability of this measure in different types of texts is in line with expected. Adaptation of LIWC software for Serbian opens entirely new possibilities of assessment of spontaneous verbal behaviour that is highly relevant for diff...erent fields of psychology.
Keywords:
automatic text analysis, Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count - LIWC / LIWCser / psychometric evaluation of LIWCserSource:
Psihologija, 2014, 47, 1, 5-32Publisher:
- Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd
Funding / projects:
- Noninvasive modulation of cortical excitability and plasticity - Noninvasive neuromodulation of the CNS in the study of physiological mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment (RS-175012)
- Identification, measurement and development of the cognitive and emotional competences important for a Europe-oriented society (RS-179018)
DOI: 10.2298/PSI1401005B
ISSN: 0048-5705
WoS: 000338121400001
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84898638463
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Institut za medicinska istraživanjaTY - JOUR AU - Bjekić, Jovana AU - Lazarević, Ljiljana B. AU - Živanović, Marko AU - Knežević, Goran PY - 2014 UR - http://rimi.imi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/571 AB - LIWC (Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count) is widely used word-level content analysis software. It was used in large number of studies in the fields of clinical, social and personality psychology, and it is adapted for text analysis in 11 world languages. The aim of this research was to validate empirically newly constructed adaptation of LIWC software for Serbian language (LIWCser). The sample of the texts consisted of 384 texts in Serbian and 141 texts in English. It included scientific paper abstracts, newspaper articles, movie subtitles, short stories and essays. Comparative analysis of Serbian and English version of the software demonstrated acceptable level of equivalence (ICCM=.70). Average coverage of the texts with LIWCser dictionary was 69.93%, and variability of this measure in different types of texts is in line with expected. Adaptation of LIWC software for Serbian opens entirely new possibilities of assessment of spontaneous verbal behaviour that is highly relevant for different fields of psychology. PB - Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd T2 - Psihologija T1 - Psychometric evaluation of the Serbian dictionary for automatic text analysis - LIWCser EP - 32 IS - 1 SP - 5 VL - 47 DO - 10.2298/PSI1401005B UR - conv_3267 ER -
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Bjekić, J., Lazarević, L. B., Živanović, M.,& Knežević, G.. (2014). Psychometric evaluation of the Serbian dictionary for automatic text analysis - LIWCser. in Psihologija Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd., 47(1), 5-32. https://doi.org/10.2298/PSI1401005B conv_3267
Bjekić J, Lazarević LB, Živanović M, Knežević G. Psychometric evaluation of the Serbian dictionary for automatic text analysis - LIWCser. in Psihologija. 2014;47(1):5-32. doi:10.2298/PSI1401005B conv_3267 .
Bjekić, Jovana, Lazarević, Ljiljana B., Živanović, Marko, Knežević, Goran, "Psychometric evaluation of the Serbian dictionary for automatic text analysis - LIWCser" in Psihologija, 47, no. 1 (2014):5-32, https://doi.org/10.2298/PSI1401005B ., conv_3267 .