Integrating Valence and Arousal Within an Agent-Based Model of Emotion Contagion

Abstract

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What makes groups emotional?

“…We assume that evaluating the collective emotion as x+5 would lead to greater changed in the individual emotion compared to evaluating the collective emotion as x+1, which then further perpetuates the increase in collective emotion. Although this idea has not yet been examined empirically, a recent agent-based model tried to simulate the amplification caused merely by amplification in perception, pointing to an increase in collective emotion (Haeringen et al, 2021). Further empirical work is needed to examine the potential consequences of such process.…”

“…While bottom up attempts to predict collective emotions have been relatedly sparce, there are many computational that attempt to capture collective emotions (Bosse et al, 2014;Fan et al, 2018;Gao & Liu, 2017;Garcia et al, 2011;Haeringen et al, 2021;Hill et al, 2010;Riahi, 2015;Wang et al, 2015;Xiang et al, 2018;Xu et al, 2021). These models are built with the hope that they could provide preliminary signals for increase in collective emotion or maybe even be fitted to actual data in ways that that would help predict the unfolding of collective emotion.…”

“…Bosse and colleagues add asymmetry in contagion to their model, however, they do not provide an explanation of the source of such bias. Building on Bosse's ASCRIBE model, a recent paper by Haeringen and colleagues not only assumed asymmetry in contagion, but also implemented amplification in collective emotion driven by perceiving collective emotion as more emotional than they actually are (Haeringen et al, 2021). Haeringen's model is the first to specifically address amplification driven by a process other than contagion.…”

An Agent-Based Model of Emotion Contagion and Group Identification: A Case Study in the Field of Football Supporters

“…We build upon the DECADE (Dimensional Emotion Contagion via Agent-based Dyadic Exchanges) model [11], that is itself based on the ASCRIBE model [13]. DECADE was previously used to simulate the spread of emotions among supporters in a football stadium [11]. The agents in this model exchange emotion in the form of two continuous dimensions, valence and arousal (Fig.…”

“…The aim of this study is to use agent-based modeling to examine how individuals with varying levels of identification with rivaling group identities affect patterns in collective emotion and aggression during football matches. For this purpose, we extend an agentbased model of emotion contagion called DECADE [11]. Specifically, we add the desire of agents to belong to a social group as an agent parameter.…”