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Linguistic styles: language use as an individual difference.

J W Pennebaker1, L A King

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Texas, Austin 78712, USA. pennebaker@psy.utexas.edu

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
|January 8, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Written language analysis can reveal personality traits. This study used computerized text analysis on various writing samples to identify linguistic dimensions that reflect individual personality styles.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Linguistics
  • Computational Social Science

Background:

  • Personality psychology explores individual differences.
  • Linguistic style is a potential, yet underexplored, indicator of personality.
  • Computerized text analysis offers objective methods for studying language.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if written language use reliably reflects personality style.
  • To examine the factor structure and validity of linguistic dimensions in text.
  • To determine the relationship between linguistic profiles and established personality measures.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a word-based, computerized text analysis program on diverse written samples (diaries, essays, journal abstracts).
  • Assessed internal consistency of over 36 language dimensions.

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  • Conducted factor analyses on linguistic dimensions and compared linguistic profiles with psychological assessments (Thematic Apperception Test, self-reports, behavioral measures).

    • Main Results:

    • Over 36 language dimensions showed good internal consistency across different writing samples.
    • Factor analysis of 15 key language dimensions revealed 4 replicable factors.
    • Linguistic profiles showed modest but significant correlations with personality measures and health markers.

    Conclusions:

    • Linguistic style derived from written text is a reliable and valid indicator of personality.
    • Computerized text analysis provides a meaningful method for personality exploration.
    • Language use offers an independent dimension for understanding individual differences in personality.