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The link between linguistic agency and mood

2021/43/B/HS6/02819

Keywords:

agency linguistic agency mood language

Descriptors:

  • HS6_001:

Panel:

HS6 - Human nature and human society: psychology, pedagogy/education studies, sociology

Host institution :

Szkoła Wyższa Psychologii Społecznej w Warszawie

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Principal investigator (from the host institution):

dr Marta Anna Witkowska 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 5

Call: OPUS 22 - announced on 2021-09-15

Amount awarded: 781 393 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2022-09-01

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2027-08-31

Project duration:: 60 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Pending project

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  • Publication in academic press/journals (6)
  1. Words without power: Reduced agency as a linguistic signature of low mood and self-esteem.
    Authors:
    Beneda, M., Witkowska, M., & Kowalski, J.
    Academic press:
    Journal of Affective Disorders. (rok: 2026, tom: 400, strony: 46032), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.jad.2026.121170 - link to the publication
  2. At the speed of a verb: Grammatical class of stimuli affects response time in surveys and syntactic classification tasks
    Authors:
    Witkowska, M., Suitner, C., Dołżycka, J., Roessel, J., Maass, A., & Formanowicz, M.
    Academic press:
    Journal of Language and Social Psychology (rok: 2026, tom: Advance online publication., strony: Advance online publication.), Wydawca: Sage Journals
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1177/0261927X251413715 - link to the publication
  3. The Semantics of depression: How linguistic agency patterns signal depressive symptoms on social media.
    Authors:
    Witkowska, M., Beneda, M., Formanowicz, M., Arslan, S., Nikadon, J., Kowalski J., Erseghe, T., & Suitner, C.
    Academic press:
    Depression & Anxiety. (rok: 2026, tom: Advance online publication., strony: Advance online publication.), Wydawca: Wiley
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1155/da/6485997 - link to the publication
  4. The Grammar of Persuasion: A Meta-Analytic Review Disconfirming the Role of Nouns as Linguistic Cues of Subsequent Behavior
    Authors:
    Witkowska, M., Dołżycka, J., Suitner, C., & Formanowicz, M.
    Academic press:
    Journal of Language and Social Psychology (rok: 2024, tom: OnlineFirst, strony: OnlineFirst), Wydawca: Sage
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1177/0261927X241234845 - link to the publication
  5. Mobilize is a Verb: The Use of Verbs and Concrete Language is Associated with Authors' and Readers' Perceptions of a Text's Action Orientation and Persuasiveness.
    Authors:
    Formanowicz, M., Beneda, M., Witkowska, M., Nikadon, J., & Suitner, C.
    Academic press:
    Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (rok: 2024, tom: OnlineFirst, strony: OnlineFirst), Wydawca: Sage
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1177/01461672241238418 - link to the publication
  6. Riot Like a Girl? Gender-Stereotypical Associations Boost Support for Feminist Online Campaigns
    Authors:
    Witkowska, M., Beneda, M., Nikadon, J., Suitner, C., Casara, B. G. S. &, Formanowicz, M.
    Academic press:
    Sex Roles (rok: 2024, tom: 90, strony: 1262–1284), Wydawca: Springer
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1007/s11199-024-01502-0 - link to the publication