[Air-L] Google Ngram studies

[U. Reips]

Hi folks,
for a research project we are seeking unpublished and grey literature 
Google Ngram studies. Please let Nadja (in Cc:) or me know if you are 
aware of one or have done one. We'd be interested in receiving an 
abstract type summary of the results.

To provide an example of what we mean take our article "The changing 
psychology of culture in German-speaking countries: A Google Ngram 
study" (DOI: 10.1002/ijop.12428), available from
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316737853_The_changing_psychology_of_culture_in_German-speaking_countries_A_Google_Ngram_study

Abstract: This article provides evidence for the long-term 
affiliation between ecological and cultural changes in 
German-speaking countries, based on the assumptions derived from 
social change and human development theory. Based on this theory, the 
increase in urbanisation, as a measure of ecological change, is 
associated with significant cultural changes of psychology. Whereas 
urbanisation is linked to greater individualistic values and 
materialistic attitudes, rural environments are strongly associated 
with collectivistic values like allegiance, prevalence of religion, 
and feelings of belonging and benevolence. Due to an increase in the 
German urbanisation rate over time, our study investigates whether 
Germany and the German-speaking countries around show the presumed 
changes in psychology. By using Google Books Ngram Viewer, we find 
that word frequencies, signifying individualistic (collectivistic) 
values, are positively (negatively) related to the urbanisation rate 
of Germany. Our results indicate that predictions about implications 
of an urbanising population for the psychology of culture hold true, 
supporting international universality of the social change and human 
development theory. Furthermore, we provide evidence for a predicted 
reversal for the time during and after World War II, reflecting Nazi 
propaganda and influence.

Many thanks and best wishes
ulf

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Prof. Dr. Ulf-Dietrich Reips
Research Methods, Assessment, and iScience
Department of Psychology
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