Assessment of valence, arousal and subjective frequency of the use of a battery of affective words related to death

Abstract

This study presents the values of valence, arousal, subjective frequency of use and degree of relationship with death of 125 words of an affective nature, assessed by university students and including words related to death (N = 65). The values of these words were found to be different to words of pleasant, unpleasant and neutral natures.

Se presentan los valores de valencia, activación, frecuencia subjetiva de uso y grado de relación de 125 palabras de carácter afectivo evaluadas por estudiantes universitarios, incluyendo palabras relacionadas con la muerte (N = 65). Los valores de dichas palabras mostraron ser diferentes a palabras de carácter agradable, desagradable y neutro.