Verbs are associated with agency. Evidence from word ratings and natural language use

StatusPost-Print
Simple item page
cris.lastimport.scopus2025-04-04T03:11:20Z
dc.abstract.enAgency and communion comprise the big two of social perception, with agency in general denoting goal orientation and communion orientation toward others. Both dimensions can be coded and detected in language through agentic and communal words, however, only agency through lexical classes, namely verbs. This research examines whether the link between semantic and lexical agency occurs in natural language, as past research was limited to pseudowords or single words. Using existing databases, Study 1 found that people rated verbs as more agentic than nouns. Using large textual datasets, Study 2 found verb use to be positively related to agentic – but not communal word – use. These findings contribute to the identification of agency in language and indicate its importance in social cognition.
dc.affiliationCentrum Badań nad Relacjami Społecznymi
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorPietraszkiewicz, Agnieszka
dc.contributor.authorFormanowicz, Magdalena
dc.date.access2023-11-17
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-17T11:40:40Z
dc.date.available2023-11-17T11:40:40Z
dc.date.created2023-02-23
dc.date.issued2023-10-11
dc.description.abstract<jats:p> Abstract. Agency and communion comprise the big two of social perception, with agency in general denoting goal orientation and communion orientation toward others. Both dimensions can be coded and detected in language through agentic and communal words, however, only agency through lexical classes, namely verbs. This research examines whether the link between semantic and lexical agency occurs in natural language, as past research was limited to pseudowords or single words. Using existing databases, Study 1 found that people rated verbs as more agentic than nouns. Using large textual datasets, Study 2 found verb use to be positively related to agentic – but not communal word – use. These findings contribute to the identification of agency in language and indicate its importance in social cognition. </jats:p>
dc.description.accesstimeafter_publication
dc.description.grantnumber2017/27/B/HS6/01049
dc.description.issue5
dc.description.physical271-282
dc.description.versionfinal_author
dc.description.volume54
dc.identifier.doi10.1027/1864-9335/a000522
dc.identifier.eissn2151-2590
dc.identifier.issn1864-9335
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/167
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/1864-9335/a000522
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsCC-BY
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
dc.share.articleOPEN_REPOSITORY
dc.subject.enagency
dc.subject.encommunion
dc.subject.enverbs
dc.subject.enlanguage analysis
dc.subject.ensocial perception
dc.swps.sciencecloudsend
dc.titleVerbs are associated with agency. Evidence from word ratings and natural language use
dc.title.journalSocial Psychology
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typeArticle