Analysis of the emotional state of students by DSTU using the method of semantic differential
Abstract
Analysis of the emotional state of students by DSTU using the method of semantic differential
Incoming article date: 15.12.2016The work is dedicated to the analysis such indicator of the contentious background as an emotional state. The study has both theoretical and practical orientation. The theoretical framework discusses the origins of the relationship of latent protest with this indicator. In practical terms, the work adapts to the problem conditions previously developed measurement technique according to the technology of semantic differential. Testing was conducted on the basis of concrete experimental data obtained by questionnaire survey among students DSTU (faculty "Innovative business and management") at the end of 2015. The Survey was of a pilot nature, was attended by 79 students, mostly 2 - 4 courses. To measure the affective component respondents were asked to characterize the semantic scales of his real emotional state, as well as two perfect construct. Measured the affective level of perception of the emotional state based on the proximity in the semantic space of the image of the real object to ideal constructs. In particular, in the linear approximation, as polprasert the appropriate relative distances. In addition to the distribution functions of the searched level of the respondents obtained through the linear approach, the paper presents updated results. The latter was calculated according to adapted for these purposes, a previously developed stochastic non-linear model. In models of individual affective level of perception was defined by stochastic integro-differential equation of gradient type. Which is numerically solved using the agent-oriented simulation package AnyLogic. Using Monte Carlo for these solutions was determined by the statistical parameters of the study audience, such as the responsibilities in the distribution of the respondents affective level of perception of their emotional state. In the whole group received a neutral level of perception of the emotional state, the average for all respondents the value zero. A large part of the studied audience (81%) showed a positive or moderately negative emotional state. And this indicator is not characterized by a high degree of conflict. And only a small portion (9%) is very negative (from -0,6 to -1 on a scale from -1 to +1) emotional state, contributing to the development of the protests. The result shows the potential of the developed method of measurements to assess the risk of political tension. This is the first main result. In particular, for the study of the audience revealed that this subgroup of the risk is 9% of the respondents. Note that this estimate coincides with the results of the monitoring in the affective perception of political orders, also conducted earlier among the students of the same faculty. The second important result is connected with a comparative analysis of affective and cognitive component of perception of emotional state. The cognitive component was determined for the appropriate group of questions in the same questionnaire. It is found that when cognitive appraisal of their emotions by the respondents at the average position values that are different from the actual feel. This indicates the failure of the direct conventional estimates of emotional state and the need of measuring the affective component.
Keywords: emotional state, affective component, cognitive component, semantic differential distribution function, the nonlinear stochastic model, multi-agent approach, the risk, conflict potential