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Emily T Troscianko¹, Emily Holman², James Carney³

¹The Oxford Research Centre for the Humanities, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

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Summary

New quantitative methods, including valence-arousal-dominance (VAD) and doc2vec modelling, offer novel ways to analyze bibliotherapy's impact. These tools provide sensitive insights into textual material and group discussions, advancing bibliotherapy research.

Keywords:

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Area of Science:

Bibliotherapy research
Computational linguistics
Psychology

Background:

Bibliotherapy is under-theorized and lacks empirical testing.
Current methods for analyzing textual impact are limited.
New quantitative methods are needed to understand bibliotherapy's effects.

Purpose of the Study:

To pilot novel quantitative methods for bibliotherapy research.
To demonstrate the utility of VAD and doc2vec modelling.
To explore the relationship between textual content and group discussion dynamics.

Main Methods:

Utilized valence-arousal-dominance (VAD) and doc2vec modelling.
Analyzed transcripts from two reading groups (17 participants total).
Combined quantitative analysis with qualitative coding of texts and discussions.

Main Results:

In-text discussion similarity inversely correlated with emotional volatility (arousal and valence).
Text enjoyment was less critical than other factors for participation benefits.
Unpleasant or disturbing texts could still foster healthy discussions.

Conclusions:

Developed and validated new quantitative methods for bibliotherapy.
Natural language processing offers complements to traditional assessment methods.
Findings inform bibliotherapy facilitation and group reading models for wellbeing.