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Of joy and gender: emotional expression in online social networks

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Funda Kivran-Swaine,

Sam Brody,

Nicholas Diakopoulos,

Mor NaamanAuthors Info & Claims

CSCW '12: Proceedings of the ACM 2012 conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work Companion

Pages 139 - 142

https://doi.org/10.1145/2141512.2141562

Published: 11 February 2012 Publication History

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In this study, we analyzed the language use on Twitter personal exchanges as well as properties of the users' networks, to study the influence of gender composition on expressions of positive emotions while controlling for the strength of connection between the conversing users. Our findings show that compared to men, women express positive emotions more, especially when interacting with other women. Our findings help the understanding of gender-driven communication patterns in social media, and offer insights for the study of emotion and language.

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CSCW '12: Proceedings of the ACM 2012 conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work Companion

February 2012

388 pages

ISBN:9781450310512

DOI:10.1145/2141512

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University of California, Irvine
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