The utility of the emBODY tool as a novel method of studying complex phenomena-related emotions
Abstract Bodily sensations are one of the major building blocks of emotional experience. However, people differ in their ability to recognise and name their emotions, especially those in response to complex phenomena such as climate change or the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, we investigated whether...
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| author | Aleksandra M. Herman Dominika Zaremba Bartosz Kossowski Artur Marchewka |
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| description | Abstract Bodily sensations are one of the major building blocks of emotional experience. However, people differ in their ability to recognise and name their emotions, especially those in response to complex phenomena such as climate change or the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, we investigated whether the bodily sensation maps (BSMs) approach can be employed to study emotions related to phenomena that are likely to evoke various, and perhaps even conflicting, emotions in people. Using a unique topographical self-report method—the previously established emBODY tool, 548 participants marked where in the body they feel sensations (activations and deactivations) when they experience distinct emotions (e.g. happiness) and when they think about different phenomena, namely climate change, COVID-19 pandemic, war, nature, friends, and summer holidays. We revealed maps of bodily sensations associated with different emotions and phenomena. Importantly, each phenomenon was related to a statistically unique BSM, suggesting that participants were able to differentiate between feelings associated with distinct phenomena. Yet, we also found that BSMs of phenomena showed some similarity with maps of emotions. Together, these findings indicate that the emBODY tool might be useful in uncovering the range of emotions individuals experience towards complex phenomena. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd0ecce2e55945e48a98ccddcdc071a52022-12-22T04:39:05ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-11-0112111010.1038/s41598-022-23734-4The utility of the emBODY tool as a novel method of studying complex phenomena-related emotionsAleksandra M. Herman0Dominika Zaremba1Bartosz Kossowski2Artur Marchewka3Laboratory of Brain Imaging (LOBI), Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of SciencesLaboratory of Brain Imaging (LOBI), Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of SciencesLaboratory of Brain Imaging (LOBI), Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of SciencesLaboratory of Brain Imaging (LOBI), Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of SciencesAbstract Bodily sensations are one of the major building blocks of emotional experience. However, people differ in their ability to recognise and name their emotions, especially those in response to complex phenomena such as climate change or the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, we investigated whether the bodily sensation maps (BSMs) approach can be employed to study emotions related to phenomena that are likely to evoke various, and perhaps even conflicting, emotions in people. Using a unique topographical self-report method—the previously established emBODY tool, 548 participants marked where in the body they feel sensations (activations and deactivations) when they experience distinct emotions (e.g. happiness) and when they think about different phenomena, namely climate change, COVID-19 pandemic, war, nature, friends, and summer holidays. We revealed maps of bodily sensations associated with different emotions and phenomena. Importantly, each phenomenon was related to a statistically unique BSM, suggesting that participants were able to differentiate between feelings associated with distinct phenomena. Yet, we also found that BSMs of phenomena showed some similarity with maps of emotions. Together, these findings indicate that the emBODY tool might be useful in uncovering the range of emotions individuals experience towards complex phenomena.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23734-4 |
| spellingShingle | Aleksandra M. Herman Dominika Zaremba Bartosz Kossowski Artur Marchewka The utility of the emBODY tool as a novel method of studying complex phenomena-related emotions Scientific Reports |
| title | The utility of the emBODY tool as a novel method of studying complex phenomena-related emotions |
| title_full | The utility of the emBODY tool as a novel method of studying complex phenomena-related emotions |
| title_fullStr | The utility of the emBODY tool as a novel method of studying complex phenomena-related emotions |
| title_full_unstemmed | The utility of the emBODY tool as a novel method of studying complex phenomena-related emotions |
| title_short | The utility of the emBODY tool as a novel method of studying complex phenomena-related emotions |
| title_sort | utility of the embody tool as a novel method of studying complex phenomena related emotions |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23734-4 |
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