Decoding emotions: Exploring the validity of sentiment analysis in psychotherapy.
Objective: Given the importance of emotions in psychotherapy, valid measures are essential for research and practice. As emotions are expressed at different levels, multimodal measurements are needed for a nuanced assessment. Natural Language Processing (NLP) could augment the measurement of emotion...
| Publicado en: | Psychotherapy Research Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 174 - 190 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Feb2025
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