Table 3.

Correlation matrix comparing Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count 2001, 2007, and 2015.

Type of emotion		2001						2007							2015
		Affect	Positive	Negative	Anxiety	Anger	Sad		Affect	Positive	Negative	Anxiety	Anger	Sad		Affect	Positive	Negative	Anxiety	Anger	Sad
2001
	Affect	—a	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—
	Positive	0.81b	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—
	Negative	0.57b	−0.02b	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—
	Anxiety	0.30b	−0.01b	0.53b	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—
	Anger	0.21b	−0.01b	0.36b	0.05b	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—
	Sad	0.26b	−0.01b	0.46b	0.03b	−0.00	—		—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—
2007
	Affect	0.86b	0.70b	0.50b	0.27b	0.18b	0.23b		—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—
	Positive	0.69b	0.86b	−0.03b	−0.01b	−0.01b	−0.01b		0.81b	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—
	Negative	0.51b	−0.03b	0.91b	0.48b	0.33b	0.42b		0.55b	−0.03b	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—
	Anxiety	0.31b	−0.01b	0.56b	0.85b	0.04b	0.02b		0.31b	−0.02b	0.57b	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—
	Anger	0.19b	−0.01b	0.33b	−0.00	.086b	−0.00		0.20b	−0.01b	0.36b	−0.00	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—
	Sad	0.26b	−0.01b	0.46b	0.02b	−0.00	0.93b		0.25b	−0.01b	0.45b	0.02b	−0.03	—		—	—	—	—	—	—
2015
	Affect	0.85b	0.68b	0.49b	0.26b	0.18b	0.23b		0.95b	0.77b	0.54b	0.31b	0.19b	0.25b		—	—	—	—	—	—
	Positive	0.67b	0.84b	−0.03b	−0.01b	−0.01b	−0.01b		0.77b	0.95b	−0.03b	−.02b	−0.01b	−0.01b		0.81b	—	—	—	—	—
	Negative	0.50b	−0.03b	0.89b	0.47b	0.33b	0.42b		0.53b	−0.03b	0.97b	0.56b	0.34b	0.45b		0.55b	−0.03b	—	—	—	—
	Anxiety	0.31b	−0.01b	0.54b	0.82b	0.05b	0.02b		0.31b	−0.02b	0.56b	0.97b	0.01b	0.02b		0.31b	−0.02b	0.55b	—	—	—
	Anger	0.18b	−.01b	0.32b	−0.00	0.80b	−0.00		0.18b	−0.01b	0.32b	−0.00	0.91b	−0.00		0.18b	−0.01b	0.33b	0.00	—	—
	Sad	0.28b	−0.01b	0.50b	0.02b	−0.00	0.88b		0.26b	−0.01b	0.47b	0.02	−0.00	0.90b		0.26b	−0.01b	0.47b	0.02b	−0.00	—

^aNot applicable.

^bP<.01.