The Definition and Application of User Affective Factors in the Field of Information Seeking and Retrieval postprint

Abstract: [Purpose/significance] This paper aims to comb the definition and application of affective factors by reviewing the studies on affective issues in the field of information seeking and retrieval. [Method/process] From the perspective of emotion, it analyzes affective research in the field of information seeking and retrieval at home and abroad from the perspective of the definition of affective concepts, the types of affective factors, and the representation and application of affective factors based on emotional theories. [Result/conclusion] Affective related references are diverse, roughly including affect and affective factors. The former mainly includes impression, emotion, feelings, affect and so on. The latter is broader and involves non-emotional factors. In general, there is much research on emotional theories and the expression of emotional factors, in which most researchers directly borrow the concept of affect from the field of psychology but seldom distinguish them strictly. Finally, it summarizes affective concepts, the types of affective factors, the measurement and application of affective factors and provides some research directions for the future.