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From Affect to Values: A Lexical Approach
1Department of Behavioural and Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Journal of Personality
|September 18, 2025
Summary
Positive emotions promote values like openness and self-transcendence. This study explored the affect-to-values pathway using a Chinese Personal Values Dictionary and social media data, offering insights into value development.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Cultural Psychology
Background:
- Personal values guide behavior and are linked to emotions.
- Previous research focused on values influencing emotions, not the reverse.
- Theoretical frameworks suggest affect can shape values.
Purpose of the Study:
- To test the causal pathway from affect to personal values.
- To develop and validate a lexical tool for assessing values in Chinese texts.
- To examine the relationship between affect and values using diverse datasets.
Main Methods:
- Developed and validated the Chinese Personal Values Dictionary (CPVD).
- Analyzed cross-sectional data (N=230) on affect and values.
- Utilized large-scale social media panel data (N=14,020) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Main Results:
- Positive affect correlated with prioritizing openness to change and self-transcendence values.
- Positive affect appears to foster commitment to the greater good, independence, novelty, and personal growth.
- Anxiety-related values (conservation, self-enhancement) showed complex associations with affect, suggesting multifaceted value development mechanisms.
Conclusions:
- Affective experiences significantly contribute to the development of personal values.
- A lexical approach provides novel insights into the affect-to-values relationship.
- Findings highlight the dynamic interplay between emotions and guiding principles in life.
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