The Revision and Validation of the Simplified Chinese Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count Dictionary 2024(SCLIWC2024)

Abstract: In recent years, the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) tool has garnered increasing attention, offering the promise of objective, automated, and transparent psychological text analysis. This resurgence has reignited enthusiasm among psychologists for language analysis research. The recent revision of the LIWC-22 dictionary has introduced numerous variables aimed at assessing various socio-psychological structures, thus expanding the application potential of the LIWC tool. To further promote the cultural adaptation of the LIWC tool, we have revised and validated the Simplified Chinese Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count Dictionary 2024 (SCLIWC2024) to better align with the features of LIWC-22. In Study One, building upon the SCLIWC dictionary, we revised SCLIWC2024 by comparing it with the LIWC-22 and CLIWC2015 dictionaries. In Study Two, we conducted two experiments to validate the efficacy of SCLIWC2024 in detecting different psychological semantics in online texts, addressing crucial questions regarding how to more effectively utilize SCLIWC2024 for detecting the psychological semantics of short texts on social networking platforms.