Expressions Of Joy Research Articles

'Popcorning': an expression of joy, the 'zoomies' or something more sinister?

Following the inaugural Guinea Pig Welfare Forum in September, Josh Loeb discusses the behavioural sensation known as 'popcorning' and what it may mean from a welfare perspective.

Impaired facial emotion recognition in individuals with bipolar disorder

BackgroundIndividuals with bipolar disorder (BD) often struggle with emotional regulation and social interactions, partly due to difficulties in accurately recognizing facial emotions. MethodsFrom September 2021 to February 2023, 69 BD individuals-comprising 23 with bipolar manic/hypomanic episode (BME), 23 with bipolar depressive episode (BDE), 23 with bipolar euthymic (EUT)-and 23 healthy controls (HCs) were enrolled. Diagnosis adhered to DSM-IV criteria using M.I.N.I 5.0, alongside assessments via Hamilton Depression Scale 17 and Young Manic Rating Scale. Recognition tasks involving 84 facial expression images across six categories. The Wilcoxon rank-sum test compares two groups, while the Kruskal-Wallis test compares multiple groups with subsequent adjusted pairwise comparisons. ResultsThe overall correct recognition rate of facial expressions in the BD group (79 %) was significantly lower than that of the HC group (83 %) (P=0.004). Primary differences were noted in neutral (93 % vs. 100 %, P=0.012) and fear (79 % vs. 86 %, P=0.023) expressions. Within the BD group, correct recognition rates were 71 % for BME, 80 % for BDE, and 80 % for EUT, all lower than in the HC group. Significant differences in correct recognition rates of neutral, fear, and joy expressions were observed among the four groups (P<0.05), with the BME group exhibiting the lowest rate. Misidentification of facial expressions was more frequent in the BD group compared to the HC group, particularly among negative expressions. ConclusionPatients with BD demonstrate lower correct recognition and higher misidentification rates of facial expressions, with those experiencing manic episodes showing impaired recognition of neutral, joy, and fear expressions.

An Analysis of the Impact of Stubble Burning and Firecrackers on the Environment and Human Well-being

Pollution, the contamination of the environment with harmful materials, affects human health, quality of life, and ecosystem functions. Recently, stubble burning and firecracker usage have drawn attention for their environmental impact, particularly in India’s National Capital Region (NCR): Delhi, where toxic air creates public health emergencies in winter due to inversion, moisture, and poor wind dispersion. Fireworks also cause short-term air quality deterioration by releasing hazardous chemicals and organic pollutants. Ground-level displays have immediate health effects, unlike high-altitude releases, which dilute pollutants. The bursting of firecrackers is seen as a symbolic expression of joy in Indian Culture. Using both primary data, from farmers as well as the people of Delhi and Chandigarh (two Union Territories of India, one being the capital city and the other being a comparatively cleaner and greener city) and secondary data and information, collected from government and credible portals, an analysis has been done on the impact of stubble burning and firecrackers along with the reasons for these taking place from the surveys carried out online. This analytical research aims to bring forward the potential reasons for people continuing to burst firecrackers and farmers burning stubble, despite knowing the detrimental impacts on environment and health of others, as well as assessing the impact on the health of residents of Delhi and Chandigarh.

AI-enhanced analysis of naturalistic social interactions characterizes interaffective impairments in schizophrenia

Social deficits in schizophrenia have been attributed to an impaired attunement to mutual interaction, or “interaffectivity”. While impairments in emotion recognition and facial expressivity in schizophrenia have been consistently reported, findings on mimicry and social synchrony are inconsistent, and previous studies have often lacked ecological validity. To investigate interaffective behavior in dyadic interactions in a real-world-like setting, 20 individuals with schizophrenia and 20 without mental disorder played a cooperative board game with a previously unacquainted healthy control participant. Facial expression analysis was conducted using Affectiva Emotion AI in iMotions 9.3. The contingency and state space distribution of emotional facial expressions was assessed using Mangold INTERACT. Psychotic symptoms, subjective stress, affectivity and game experience were evaluated through questionnaires. Due to a considerable between-group age difference, age-adjusted ANCOVA was performed. Overall, despite an unchanged subjective experience of the social interaction, individuals with schizophrenia exhibited reduced responsiveness to positive affective stimuli. Subjective game experience did not differ between groups. Descriptively, facial expressions in schizophrenia were generally more negative, with increased sadness and decreased joy. Facial mimicry was impaired specifically regarding joyful expressions in schizophrenia, which correlated with blunted affect as measured by the SANS. Dyadic interactions involving persons with schizophrenia were less attracted toward mutual joyful affective states. Only unadjusted for age, in the absence of emotional stimuli from their interaction partner, individuals with schizophrenia showed more angry and sad expressions. These impairments in interaffective processes may contribute to social dysfunction in schizophrenia and provide new avenues for future research.

“There’s a lot of DIY joy”: elevating queer joy through participatory visual research with 2SLGBTQIA+ folks in Atlantic Canada

ABSTRACT In this article, we reflect on experiences of gender euphoria and do-it-yourself (DIY) queer joy during a collage-making workshop with an intergenerational group of 2SLGBTQIA+ participants and researchers. The workshop is part of a larger participatory visual research project called Pride/Swell±an initiative that has been bringing together queer and trans people from across Atlantic Canada to make art since 2020. During an in-person workshop with 40 participants in 2023, we made collages in response to the conditions which gave rise to pleasure, euphoria, and joy. Through our artmaking, participants and the project’s research team shared that joy often emerged through queer self-expression, chosen families and communities, and by having an affirming experience. We also found collage-making acted as a resistive practice and that too became an expression of joy. As scholarship begins to respond to the joy deficit in sociological research, our aim is to add to these conversations by exploring how participatory visual research production creates conditions for queer joy and euphoria to emerge. At the same time, we also highlight the moments during our workshop where queer joy failed – reminding us that queer joy, as praxis, needs to be further complicated and theorized.

POEM "RUANG HIJAU" BY NATASHA RIZKY AND EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LITERATURE STUDY

Poetry is one of the literary works whose emotional expression is sometimes difficult to understand. The purpose of this study is to investigate the expression of emotion and its meaning in the poem "Ruang Hijau" by Natasha Rizky. This research implements a descriptive-qualitative paradigm type. Data was obtained from a book entitled "Kamu Tidak Istimewa." This book was written by Natasha Rizky herself. Published by Elex Media Komputindo. The data was obtained by copying and documenting it in a research draft. The process of data analysis in this study involves analysis involving data texts and in-depth analysis of each data text, followed by status analysis. The data text of the book was carefully read line by line to find the essence of each narrative by numbering each line. The results show that this poem contains only two emotional expressions, namely the emotional expressions of sadness and fear. While the expressions of joy, courage, and anger are not found in the poem, Expressions of sadness mean that sadness, pain, and fatigue are experienced. Expressions of fear mean weakness in the face of pressure, while the narrative of struggle symbolizes her hope for help. It also has the meaning of loneliness and longing for help from others.

The politics of joy under semi-authoritarianism: the trajectory of joyous struggles in a protest cycle in Hong Kong

Previous studies have examined what emotions do when they are mobilised in social movements. However, they have treated the strategic mobilisation of emotions as a movement-centric, linear and one-off process and have not sufficiently explored how emotion management is shaped by forces beyond a single movement and how it is contested. This article studies the strategic mobilisation of joy in three social movements in a protest cycle in Hong Kong and analyses how activists’ competition over feeling rules influences what emotions can be mobilised and how emotions are used under shifting political, organisational and cultural contexts. I find that before 2012 displaying joy was a way of hiding anger and framing social movements in a cultural context that discouraged radicalism and an organisational context that animated tactical diffusion. Yet after 2012 when the regime turned more authoritarian and competition among movement organisations intensified, the expression of anger was prioritised over that of joy by protesters, with certain aspects of joy being regarded as an improper feeling. This led to a divergent use of joy: whereas the expression of everyday joy has been marginalised since 2012, joy used to mock or confront opponents has persisted in the protest field.

Construing Joy as Body Parts in Akan: Synergizing Conceptual Metaphor and Transitivity Analyses

The present study examines the lexicogrammar of Akan (Niger-Congo: Kwa) body part joy expressions using transitivity in Systemic Functional Linguistics and Conceptual Metaphor Theory. The study is based on discourse data, supplemented with data from secondary sources and elicited data from a focus group discussion. The findings show that body part terms associated with joy in Akan comprise ani “eyes”, ho “skin”, akoma “heart” and the non-corporal human components kra “soul” and honhom “spirit”. These body part emotion terms occur as nouns, possessives, compounds and nominal groups. Joy is conceptualized as a container, typically as SUBSTANCES CONTAINED IN A BODY PART, as AN OBJECT OR PRESENT and as A LIVING ORGANISM. Also, the transitivity configuration of body part joy expressions reveals three process types, comprising material process (“doing-&happening”), mental process (“sensing”), and relational process (“having-&-being”). Body part terms occupy various participant roles across these process types, namely Actor, Goal, Accompaniment, Phenomenon, Carrier, Attribute and Possessed. The study provides a finer analysis of the grammatical configuration of body part emotion expressions by showing that different domains of experience reveal unique patterns of configurations. It also illustrates a rewarding synergy between conceptual metaphor theory and systemic functional transitivity framework in metaphor analysis.

Investigating the Contraction Pattern of the Zygomaticus Major Muscle and its Clinical Relevance: A Functional MRI Study.

Our understanding of facial anatomy has significantly evolved, yet the detailed contraction patterns of facial muscles and their presentation during clinical imaging remain largely unexplored. Understanding the contraction patterns and visual presentation of these muscles, particularly the zygomaticus major could enhance pre-surgical facial assessments and the development of new treatment strategies. A total of 34 healthy young individuals (17 female, 17 male) with a mean age of 23.6 (2.4) years [range: 20-30] were investigated regarding the length, thickness, width, and angle of the zygomaticus major muscle in five different facial expressions (i.e., repose, anger, joy, surprise, and sadness) utilizing MR imaging. Joyful expressions caused a reduction in muscle length to 85.6% of its original length and anincrease in width (103.4%), thickness (108.4%), and facial angle (2.72°) when compared to that in repose, suggesting isotonic contraction. Conversely, expressions of anger, surprise, and sadness generally led to muscle stretching, seen through changes in length (98.9%, 104.3%, and 102.7%, respectively), width (98.8%, 96.5%, and 99.4%, respectively), and thickness (91.2%, 91.0%, and 102.7%, respectively), with variable alterations in facial angle (0.55°, 1.85°, and 1.00°, respectively) depending on the specific expression. This MRI-based study indicates that the zygomaticus major muscle experiences isotonic contraction, characterized by decreased length and increased width and thickness. The findings underline the importance of muscle thickness as a reliable parameter in assessing facial muscle function and offer valuable guidance for practitioners in accurately evaluating muscle performance during different facial expressions. This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each submission to which Evidence-Based Medicine rankings are applicable. This excludes Review Articles, Book Reviews, and manuscripts that concern Basic Science, Animal Studies, Cadaver Studies, and Experimental Studies. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .

The Symbolic Meaning of the Melinting Dance in Wana Village, East Lampung

This research aims to find the symbolic meaning of the Melinting dance in Wana village, East Lampung. This research uses an interdisciplinary approach consisting of the disciplines of Anthropology of Art and Sociology of Art. The type of research used is qualitative with descriptive analysis methods. Data collection techniques consist of observation, interviews and document study. The data validity technique used is the source triangulation technique. The data analysis technique is carried out in three stages, namely by reducing data, presenting data, and drawing conclusions. The research results show that the symbolic meaning of the Melinting dance can be seen from the main elements (movement) and supporting elements (musical accompaniment and clothing). The symbolic meaning of the Melinting dance in movement is being open, respecting each other, being good at maintaining attitudes and behavior, maintaining the dignity of the family, being responsible and having the courage to look after oneself. The symbolic meaning of the Melinting dance accompanied by music is an expression of joy, community skill and peaceful life. Meanwhile, the symbolic meaning of fashion is that people's behavior must be in accordance with the teachings of the Islamic religion.

ANALYSIS ON THE STRUCTURE OF TRADITIONAL DANCE MAENGKET

This research aims to explore the musical structure of Maengket Art, a performing arts tradition in Kaweng village, Kakas sub-district, Minahasa district. Maengket art is typically performed in harvest ceremonies as a form of expression of gratitude and joy towards God for the harvest obtained by the local community. Maengket art performances generally involve many dancers and involve both male and female dancers dancing in pairs. Maengket art is divided into three main parts, namely Maowey Kamberu, Marambak, and Lalayaan. The choice of the title of this research was based on the researcher's interest in the musical structure of Maengket Art songs, especially those that take place in Kaweng village, Kakas sub-district. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with data collection techniques through observation, interviews and documentation. The validity of the data is checked carefully, then the data is analyzed through reduction, presentation and verification processes. The results of the research show that in Kaweng village, Kakas subdistrict, Minahasa district, there is a Maengket Art group which has been established since 1968. This Maengket Art adopts Toulour literature as an integral part of their performances. Chapters of Maengket Art in Kaweng village, such as Maowey Kamberu, Marambak, and Lalayaan, depict various aspects of local community life. Maowey Kamberu expressed his gratitude for the abundant harvest, Marambak highlighted the spirit of mutual cooperation in the housewarming ceremony, while Lalayaan described the interactions between Minahasan youth in looking for a soul mate or social relationships in the past.

Систематизація та обґрунтування рекреаційних механізмів сміху в системі особистості

B a c k g r o u n d . A theoretical and methodological analysis of approaches to recreational laughter mechanisms is presented. Laughter is regarded as an individual psycho-physiological reaction to a certain unexpected situation that is formed based on emotionally colored personal senses and value ideas, shown in various expressions of joy. M e t h o d s . Given the multilevel phenomenon, the mechanisms of its influence on the individual are analyzed in the context of philosophical, theological, cultural, pedagogical, psychophysiological, and psychological (social) approaches. Theoretical research methods were used: analysis of scientific sources on the research topic, system analysis, synthesis, generalization of scientific approaches, classification and specification of laughter mechanisms in the personality system. R e s u l t s . In the context of the restorative mechanisms of laughter, its connection with direct play and joy arising in the process and accompanied by release, relief, satisfaction, and relaxation, helping to go beyond the ordinary, is considered. It has been revealed that laughter is also one of the ways for the soul to realize and liberate itself through release from fears and mental tension. It has also been proven that laughter serves as a certain stimulator of brain activity, activates imagination and fantasy, that is, promotes creativity. It is substantiated that laughter is a necessary element of stress relief, has a restorative and regenerative effect on the physical and psycho-emotional state, acts on the physiological and hormonal levels, activates the frontal, motor lobes, brain stem and cortex, hippocampus, thalamus and limbic system. It is argued that during laughter a spastic effect is realized, it affects the regulation of breathing, unites the physical and mental principle. C o n c l u s i o n s . It was determined that laughter, as an important personal resource of interaction with other people, plays a special role in the prevention and correction of unwanted stress states of the individual. It has been found that it greatly helps a person to adapt to various unexpected situations, because laughter unites people, helps to free oneself from the influence of fears, anxieties and doubts and allows to manifest the true qualities laid down from birth, such as love, clarity of perception, compassion, joy, enthusiasm, gratitude and wisdom. Laughter can help you make good decisions and show kindness in your actions.

Mining the Sentiment of Online Gaming from Social-Media: A Consumer Insight

The gaming industry has changed since advanced technologies and hardware specifications were able to create the possibility of gaming with connective network or known as online gaming. Some communities are accepting positively, and others are contradicted. Thus, there is an urgency to know the insight from their sentiment. The present research extracts 10 thousand sentiments at social media with sentiment text analysis. The text is interpreted into six based emotions namely anger, disgust, fear, joy, sadness, and surprise. The mining analysis by lexicon valance aware dictionary and sentiment reasoner (VADER) projects the Joy emotions as the domination result with 94.74%. Positive joy expression on online gaming is revealed by extracting the sentiment analysis. In total, ten thousand data were collected from the corpus, which resulted in the happy sentiments that were experienced.

How Social Media Reacting to Bakso Malang as Culinary Business on Post Covid 19: A Sentiment Analysis

Indonesian cuisine, especially Bakso, is one of the trendy foods that many travelers try to consume. Among the variations of Bakso, Bakso Malang is one of the most popular variants that is much talked about in social media. The present study analyzes the sentiment text mining of Bakso Malang business on post covid period from a natural language processing (NLP) social perspective. The data was taken from scraping to social media by “bakso malang” keywords. A total of 331 lexicon-filtering Tweets were gathered in the middle of March 2023. The corpus data were analyzed by valance aware dictionary and sentiment reasoner (Vader) sentiment analysis. K-means conducted the cluster of expressions. The result shows the variation of sentiments expressed in social media by anger, disgust, fear, joy, sadness, and surprise with 1.21%, 1.21%, 4.83%, 32.33%, 3.02%, and 57.40%, respectively. Many contents were discussed with keywords of “malang”, “bakso”, “enak”, “makan”, “foodfess2”, “mau”, and “pengen”. Behavioural insight shows joy expression when discussing Bakso Malang. Further insights and recommendations are discussed in the paper.

역대 대통령의 광복절 연설문 어휘 양상 연구

This study aimed to extract feature extraction keywords using BigKinds for 68 speeches of the President of the Korea on Independence Day and present the current status of related words in sentences through the extracted keywords. As a research method, we used BigKinds, which applies an automatic algorithm of text mining method, to extract feature extraction keywords centered on nouns or noun phrases. Among national holidays, speeches on Independence Day emphasized Korea's history and identity, peaceful unification and security, democratization and democracy, economy and culture for the future of Korea, and people's efforts and cooperation. The purpose of Korea's democracy and freedom, efforts for our country's independence and unification, and expressions of joy at liberation and gratitude for the sacrifices of the ancestors were frequently used. In addition, for peaceful unification, efforts were made to ease inter-Korean tensions and promote inter-Korean economic cooperation, and words to achieve economic growth were used to strengthen security. Presidential speeches show lexical characteristics that reveal core values depending on domestic and international situations for each president, and it is necessary to continue presidential speech research and expand the data.

Surgical Corner of the Mouth Lift – Case Study

A smile is an expression of joy and sympathy, serving as a vital element of social communication. The process of aging has a notable impact on both skin elasticity and muscle tone, which consequently results in alterations in the appearance of the corners of the mouth and the overall smile. Notably, the emergence of 'marionette lines,' vertical wrinkles extending from the mouth's corners to the base of the chin, signifies a visible manifestation of the aging process. These changes exert influence on both aesthetic aspects and personal hygiene, potentially leading to the development of inflammatory conditions.This article presents a case study focusing on a female patient who underwent surgical correction of the mouth's corners due to recurrent angular cheilitis. The patient presented with ptotic mouth corners, excessive salivation, and erythema at the angles of the mouth, often accompanied by painful discomfort during exacerbations of the inflammatory condition. The treatment method applied in this specific case involved the utilization of the triangular technique. Subsequent to the surgical procedure, the patient expressed satisfaction with the outcome, and her mouth corners remained free from inflammatory episodes for a duration of two years.

FIRECRACKERS, GEERTZ, AND GREEN ISLAM

This paper intends to reexamine the theory of religious congruence from Clifford Geertz, which, whether we realize it or not, has become the basic assumption of Green Islam discourse. Textual studies and various activities of Green Islam have given birth to hope and optimism that Green Islam can form environmentally friendly behavior among the Ummah. This optimism in turn encourages scholars to examine Green Islam empirically, the firecracker explosion incident during Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr is a test case for this optimism. By using qualitative research methods and a living religion approach, the phenomenon of firecracker detonation was observed, and the perpetrators of the firecracker were interviewed. As a result, the firecracker explosion not only questions the optimism toward Green Islam but also presents theoretical problems regarding religious incompatibility. The orientation of firecracker explosions stems from assumptions and sheer enjoyment or can be described as an overflow or expression of joy in welcoming the festive season, disregarding the tranquillity of those in the vicinity. This is a basic problem in Green Islam studies to find new paths.

Batin Dance from Ritual to Performing Arts in Liwa Community West Lampung Regency Lampung Province

Batin dance is an expression of the people's joy in welcoming the sultan's arrival. Batin dance has developed from a ritual function to a performance function. This research aims to determine the development of the function of the batin dance from ritual to performing arts. This research used a descriptive analysis method, and it was guided by facts found during the field research. A historical approach was used to determine the development of a ritual function to a performance function. The research results show that the batin dance has developed from a ritual function to a performance function starting from the props, music, performance venue, and performance time. It can be seen through the batin dance performance at the GSMS event. The development of the batin dance is present in society, but Saibatin still maintains the batin dance in the kingdom as a prominent guest without reducing its sacred value.&#x0D;

The Representation and Emotional Resonances of the Joy in Indonesian Proverbs

This study combines Cognitive Semantics Analysis (CSA) and Qualitative Method (QM) to delve into the intricate interplay between language, culture, and emotion within Indonesian proverbs. Through a comprehensive examination of a diverse selection of proverbs, the study aims to uncover the inherent expressions of joy and happiness encoded in these linguistic gems. By applying the lens of CSA, the study strives to reveal the underlying conceptual structures that shape the joyful nuances within these proverbs. The QM further facilitates the exploration of cultural connotations and sociolinguistic aspects that contribute to the manifestation of joy in the proverbs. The results show that (1) the intricate web of metaphorical mappings formed the basis of joy expression in Indonesian proverbs, such as nature-centered metaphors, community and sharing, achievements and success, and festivals and rituals, and (2) the joy-related proverbs served as significant cultural markers that reflected historical events, religious beliefs, and communal values. This study deepens our understanding of the rich cultural and emotional tapestry woven into the Indonesian language. It sheds light on the broader realm of cognitive semantics analysis in studying idiomatic expressions and their emotional underpinnings.

창작동요를 활용한 놀이 중심 활동이 만 3세 유아의 음악적 표현능력과 놀이성에 미치는 효과

Objectives The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of play-centered activities utilizing original children's songs on the musical expression abilities and playfulness of three-year-old children.&#x0D; Methods The study focused on 40 children aged 3, attending the preschool class at S Kindergartens in Seoul. In the experimental group, play-centered activities utilizing original children's songs were implemented for 16 weeks, while the comparison group engaged in music-centered activities based on the Nuri curriculum for the same duration. Measurement tools included the music expression ability assessment tool revised and refined by Kim Kwang-ja (2004), and the playfulness assessment tool revised and refined by Kim Young-hee (1995). To vali-date the educational effects of play-centered activities using age-appropriate songs, pre- and post-tests were conducted on children from both the experimental and comparison groups. The independent samples t-test was performed and analyzed using the SPSS 18.0 program.&#x0D; Results The research findings indicate that, firstly, play-centered activities utilizing original children's songs were effective in enhancing the musical expression abilities of children, including singing, playing musical instruments, body expression, and creating music. Secondly, these play-centered activities were also effective in improving children's playfulness, including physical spontaneity, social spontaneity, cognitive spontaneity, expression of joy, and sense of humor.&#x0D; Conclusions This indicates the significance of utilizing play-centered activities with original children's songs for enhancing the musical expression ability and playfulness of 3-year-old children. This study holds importance in moving away from the traditional teacher-centered approach of planned song instruction, and instead, assisting teachers to actively employ original children's songs, thus aiding in the understanding and implementation of child-led play activities.