Hostility
Dimension 512 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Hostility measures the extent to which an expression conveys angry, bitter, resentful, suspicious, or aggressive orientation toward others. It encompasses irritability, antagonism, urges to confront or harm, and openly hostile interpersonal stance.
evidence final name · Emotion Management Anger
Minimal Hostility
Expressions activating this band show little to no hostile tone and are largely neutral, practical, or focused on unrelated concerns. When interpersonal content appears, it reflects restraint, ordinary preference, or nonaggressive caution rather than anger or antagonism.
Mild Hostility
Expressions activating this band show diffuse unease, concern, or tension with only faint antagonistic coloring. Hostile content is indirect, intermittent, or mixed with general distress rather than clearly directed anger toward others.
Moderate Hostility
Expressions activating this band convey clear anger-related distress such as bitterness, irritation, feeling mad, or urges to lash out. The hostile stance is recognizable but often appears as reactive emotional upset rather than sustained antagonism.
High Hostility
Expressions activating this band show pronounced antagonism marked by hostility, resentment, suspicion, defensiveness, or thoughts of hurting others. Anger is directed outward and takes on an openly aggressive interpersonal quality.
Severe Hostility
Expressions activating this band center on explicit hostility and angry interpersonal opposition. The emotional tone is intensely antagonistic, with direct endorsement or description of hostile and irritable responses.
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Minimal Emotion Management Anger: Expressions show no meaningful emotion management anger content. The proxy is effectively absent. Expressions activating this band are unrelated to emotion management anger.
Emerging Emotion Management Anger: Emotion management anger is clearly present at this level. This is the first band where emotion management anger becomes detectable. Expressions activating this band reflect emotion management anger at this level of intensity.
Elevated Emotion Management Anger: Emotion management anger is clearly present at this level. Compared to the band below, emotion management anger is more intense and concentrated but retains the same essential character. Expressions activating this band reflect emotion management anger at this level of intensity.
Severe Emotion Management Anger: Emotion management anger is clearly present at this level. Compared to the band below, emotion management anger is more intense and concentrated but retains the same essential character. Expressions activating this band reflect emotion management anger at this level of intensity.