Personality Determinants of the Dynamics of Texts About Emotions

Abstract

Narratives about emotions may reflect the mental representation of emotions and have an impact on how these representations are constructed. The way of speaking (including dynamics of speech) is dependent on the psychological characteristics of the speaker. In this study, we examine the relationships between the dynamics of texts about anxiety and contentment and personality traits (measured with the SF IPIP NEO PI-R). The results showed positive relationships between text dynamics and neuroticism, and negative relationships with extraversion and openness.