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. 2020 Mar 17;11(1):1726672. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2020.1726672

Table A3.

LIWC categories.

Category Example (Dutch) Construct
Total 1st person I, we (ik, wij) Dissociation
Total 2nd person You, your (jij, jouw) Dissociation
Total 3rd person Their, she (hun, zij) Dissociation
Negations No, never (nee, nooit) Content
Assent Agree, yes (eens, ja) Content
Affect words (emo. processes) Happy, sad (blij, verdrietig) Affect, Organization
Positive emotions Thankful, brave (dankbaar, dapper) Emotions
Positive feelings Fun, love (plezier, liefde) Emotions
Optimism Proud, willpower (trots, wilskracht) Emotions
Negative emotions Hurt, hostile (gekwetst, vijandig) Emotions
Anxiety Nervous, worried (nerveus, bezorgd) Emotions, Organization
Anger Hate, threat (haat, dreiging) Emotions
Sadness Crying, grief (huilen, rouw) Emotions
Cognitive processes Cause, know (oorzaak, weten) Cognitions, Organization
Causation Because, effect (omdat, effect) Cognitions
Insight Think, consider (denk, overwegen) Cognitions
Discrepancy Should, could (zouden, kunnen) Cognitions
Inhibition Constrain, stop (beperken, stoppen) Cognitions
Tentative Maybe, perhaps (misschien, wellicht) Cognitions
Certainty Always, never (altijd, nooit) Cognitions
Perceptual processes Observing, feel (observeren, voelen) Dissociation
Time End, until (eind, totdat) Dissociation
Verbs in past tense Went, ran (ging, rende) Dissociation
Verbs in present tense Is, does (is, doet) Emotions, Dissociation, Organization
Verbs in future tense Will, going to (zal, gaan) Dissociation
Religion Pray, honour (bidden, eren) Content
Death Bury, kill (begraven, doden) Content
Physical Ill, faint (ziek, flauwvallen) Content
Body Vital, cramp (vitaal, kramp) Content
Sexual Flirt, kiss (flirten, kussen) Content
Ingestion Drink, hungry (drinken, honger) Content
Sleep Nightmare, awake (nachtmerrie, wakker) Content
Groom Shower, wash (douchen, wassen) Content
Swear words   Content

LIWC categories and examples translated from Zijlstra et al. (2004).