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Health Lens dimensions

Stress

Dimension 13 of 1,100 · Health Lens

Excitement Index
0.1109

Stress measures the degree to which expressions convey felt pressure, strain, and difficulty coping with demands or disruptive events. It encompasses both the presence of stressors and the experienced impact of stress on emotional state, energy, and functioning.

evidence final name · Stress Stressful

Bands

Minimal Stress

Expressions activating this band do not show a clear stress-related experience and are largely unrelated, incidental, or too diffuse to indicate meaningful felt pressure or strain.

Mild Stress

Expressions activating this band describe stress as situational upset, pressure, or worry in response to unexpected events or life circumstances, often with some sense of maintained focus or recovery.

Moderate Stress

Expressions activating this band describe stress as a salient and ongoing burden marked by nervousness, pressure in daily life, and difficulty getting through demanding situations.

Severe Stress

Expressions activating this band describe stress as pervasive and consequential, tied to major life demands and accompanied by depletion, impaired performance, frustration, or reduced resilience.

Evidence summary

Candidate names

Stress Stressful1.00
Stressed0.50
Feel0.50

Sentence counts by range

B-4..B-31,997
B-2..B44,978,068
B5..B91,644
B10..B16134

Dataset representation

01__health_reviews__druglib__benefits_effectiveness48
03__fact_checking__liar__truth_ordinal32
05__whole_disney_dataset__rating84
06__text_reviews__acl_imdb__binary_sentiment50
07__emotion_labels__goemotions_reddit__multilabel68
08__dialogue_emotion__empathetic_dialogues__context131
10__social_media_sentiment__sentiment140__binary117
11__consumer_complaints__response_explanation_vs_relief184

Anchor definitions

Minimal Stress Stressful

Minimal Stress Stressful: Content characterized by paypal, huge, bath, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect stress stressful at this level.

Moderate Stress Stressful

Moderate Stress Stressful: Content characterized by stressed, stressful, feel, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect stress stressful at this level.

Intense Stress Stressful

Intense Stress Stressful: Content characterized by stressful, stressed, overall, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect stress stressful at this level.

Peak Stress Stressful

Peak Stress Stressful: Content characterized by stress, get, yay, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect stress stressful at this level.