Assessment of an optimistic bias in social media messages

Suzana Bašić; Benthe S. Spijkers; J.W. Ouwerkerk; I.E. Vermeulen; G.M. van Koningsbruggen; A.S. Fokkens

Assessment of an optimistic bias in social media messages

Suzana Bašić, Benthe S. Spijkers, J.W. Ouwerkerk, I.E. Vermeulen, G.M. van Koningsbruggen, A.S. Fokkens

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Consistent with psychological theory and research, in the present study we demonstrate that people display a generic optimistic bias by showing more positive sentiment in social media messages about the future rather than the past. In addition, we outline a method for evaluating the validity of the commercial monitoring tool used for the automated sentiment analysis, thereby assessing the usefulness of such a tool in web-based research into human behavior.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	WebSci 2018: Proceedings of the 10th ACM Conference on Web science
Subtitle of host publication	Main Conference Poster Session
Editors	Ivar Vermeulen
Publisher	ACM Digital Library
Pages	33-34
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450355636
Publication status	Published - 2018

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Assessment of an optimistic bias in social media messages. / Bašić, Suzana; Spijkers, Benthe S.; Ouwerkerk, J.W. et al.
WebSci 2018: Proceedings of the 10th ACM Conference on Web science: Main Conference Poster Session. ed. / Ivar Vermeulen. ACM Digital Library, 2018. p. 33-34.

Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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