Emotional State Transition Model Based on Stimulus and Personality Characteristics

• Published in: China communications Vol. 10; no. 6; pp. 146 - 155
• Main Authors: Xiaolan, Peng, Lun, Xie, Xin, Liu, Zhiliang, Wang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: China Communications Magazine Co. Ltd 01.06.2013; School of Computer and Communication Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Knowledge Engineering for Materials Science, Beijing 100083, China%Beijing Key Laboratory of Knowledge Engineering for Materials Science, Beijing 100083, China; School of Automation and Electrical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
• Subjects: Automata; Computational modeling; Computers; conversion matrix; Emotion recognition; emotion regulation; emotional events; Hidden Markov models; Mathematical model; reappraisal; 人格特征; 情感; 情绪状态; 情绪调节; 激励; 状态转移模型; 评估策略; 输出状态; emotional events; emotion regulation; conversion matrix; reappraisal
• DOI: 10.1109/CC.2013.6549266
• ISSN: 1673-5447

In order to use mathematical methods to study how cognitive reappraisal strategies affect the output state of emotions, Gross＇s cognitive reappraisal strategy is transformed into a quantitative parameter which is proposed to describe the general perception of emotional events on the basis of the emotion regulation. According to Gross＇s emotional regulation model, the Finite State Machine （FSM） model is used for describing the process of emotional state transition and the Likert 5 grading scale is introduced to study the level of an individual＇s reappraisal according to the participant＇s self-evaluation. The experimental results verify that the algorithm can effectively describe the relationship between the reappraisal strategy, emotional events and an emotiongenerative process. There are multiple dimensions of a human＇s emotional state. Thus, in the field of human-computer interaction, further research requires the development of a specific algorithm which can be implemented by a computer for the emotion regulation process.