The Role of Emotions in Sociopolitical Polish and Lithuanian Social Media

This project, run through ARLIS, investigates how emotion impacts information propagation and sharing in Polish and Lithuanian social media. Teams of in-country annotators independently assess each post, including all multimedia content, for over 22 distinct emotions inclusively on 0 to 100 scales–meaning that the same post will have different scores for different emotions. We will conduct multi-level statistical analyses of the impact of emotions, specific topics, and account and message features on social media sharing and engagement.

Duration:
6/18/2019 - 5/17/2022

Principal Investigator(s):

• Susannah Paletz

Additional Non-UMD Investigator(s):
C. Anton Rytting, Ewa Golonka, Egle Murauskaite, Cody Buntain, Devin Ellis

Partnering Organization(s):
ARLIS
START
New Jersey Institute of Technology

Project Website:
https://www.arlis.umd.edu/

Total Award Amount:
$1,499,769

Research Areas:

• Social Networks, Online Communities, and Social Media