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Examine the Widespread of Internet Slang “EMO”: The Role of Social Media in Dissemination of Negative Emotions
- 1 Shanghai Pinghe School, Shanghai, 201206, China
- 2 King's College London, London, WC2R 2LS, England, United Kingdom
- 3 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 15213, United States
- 4 Shanghai Northcross School, Shanghai, 200940, China
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Abstract
EMO is an emerging and popular internet slang that refers to a negative emotional state. Via content analysis and interview, various perception toward EMO was found in this work. The fundamental motivation to use EMO includes the crowd mentality on social media and its linguistic functions. The application of EMO varies by the social media affordances, such as editability, visibility, and identifiability, and is supported by individuals' personal preference for expression and psychological purpose of self-disclosure. Nevertheless, some users refuse to use EMO to express their emotions. The abuse of EMO is perceived as a "dilution" of emotions. Despite different perceptions of EMO, individuals share the consensus that EMO effectively facilitates interpersonal communication as an internet slang, but it is insufficient to dissipate one's negative emotions. However, the massive application of EMO reflected an increase in the public's acceptance and respect toward negativities. Verbalizing and externalizing emotion discharge the unpleasant unconscious feelings silently modifying the emotional well beings of teenagers.
Keywords
Negative emotions, Self-disclosure., Communication, Internet slang
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Chen,H.;Chen,Q.;Yang,X.;Weng,J. (2023). Examine the Widespread of Internet Slang “EMO”: The Role of Social Media in Dissemination of Negative Emotions. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,3,239-246.
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