Does Mood Affect Self-Concept? Analysis through a Natural Semantic Networks Based Approach

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Does Mood Affect Self-Concept? Analysis through a Natural Semantic Networks Based Approach

Journal Title: International Journal of Behavioral Research & Psychology (IJBRP) - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 6

Abstract

Currently, one of the most developed areas of research concerns the elucidation of the relationship between affect and cognition. The main objective of this experimental study is to examine the effects of mood on self-concept, or more precisely, on the elaboration or conceptualization of the self-concept in-the-moment. A useful technique that has recently started to be used in research concerning self-concept was used: The Natural Semantic Networks Technique. The data was analyzed using a graphics tracing technique, which allows an accurate visualization of the network elements (i.e. self-concept defining words) and of the centrality that the elements have in that network. The results support the hypothesis that mood affects in-the-moment judgments of self-concept.

Authors and Affiliations

Pablo Ezequiel Flores Kanter

Keywords

Mood Induction; Self-Concept; Semantic Networks.

EP ID EP211644
DOI 10.19070/2332-3000-1500022
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