In this article we describe our experiences with computational text analysis involving rich
social and cultural concepts. We hope to achieve three primary goals. First, we aim to shed …

Throughout history, scholars and laypeople alike have believed that our words contain
subtle clues about what we are like as people, psychologically speaking. However, the ways …

Large language models (LLMs) are capable of successfully performing many language
processing tasks zero-shot (without training data). If zero-shot LLMs can also reliably classify …

Humans have been using language for millennia but have only just begun to scratch the
surface of what natural language can reveal about the mind. Here we propose that language …

Grounded theory (GT) is taught in many doctoral schools across the world and exemplified
in most methodological books and publications in top-tier journals as a qualitative research …

Changing someone's opinion is arguably one of the most important challenges of social
interaction. The underlying process proves difficult to study: it is hard to know how …

Mental illness is one of the most pressing public health issues of our time. While counseling
and psychotherapy can be effective treatments, our knowledge about how to conduct …

One of the main challenges online social systems face is the prevalence of antisocial
behavior, such as harassment and personal attacks. In this work, we introduce the task of …

Many of today's most widely used computing applications utilize social networking features
and allow users to connect, follow each other, share content, and comment on others' posts …

Many hoped that social networking sites would allow for the open exchange of information
and a revival of the public sphere. Unfortunately, conversations on social media are often …