Subjects: Psychology >> Applied Psychology submitted time 2019-01-22
Abstract： Construal Level Theory holds that the spatial and temporal difference affect the individual’s representation of events, leading to different levels of emotional intensity. According to the theory of psychological typhoon eye, with the increase of spatial distance, the emotional intensity of individuals becomes stronger, and those at the center of events become more calm. The study is based on Weibo and adopts the research method of big data. We select two fatal accidents of female passengers on DiDi ride-hailing service as research objects to analyze effects of psychological distance on negative emotions, in which psychological distance can be divided into two dimensions: temporal distance and spatial distance. The study found that the further away from the unethical event, the longer after the event, the higher intensity of negative emotions generated by individuals. "
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