Native Research of International Affective Picture System:Assessment in University Students / 中国临床心理学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:The International Affective Picture System (IAPS) is developed to provide a set of standardized emotional stimuli for experimental investigations of emotion and attention.However,the concerned parameters have not been systematically assessed or testified in Chinese people living in totally different culture from American.Methods:300 subjects were selected to assess the valence,arousal and dominance of all the 704 pictures in IAPS with the order to make the native assessment in China.Results:The results showed significant difference in dimensions of valence and arousal between assessed scores of Chinese subjects and the original data of IAPS,despite a high correlation was observed between them.On pictures containing intense feeling or sexy which contradicted traditional Chinese culture,the valence scores assessed in China were significantly lower than the original data while the arousal scores were significantly higher.Conclusion:It is concluded that native assessment should be seriously considered to select pictures from IAPS while making research for Chinese subjects allowing for the eastern and western cultural differences.