ISIEA: An image database of social inclusion and exclusion in Asian young adults

Here we introduce an open-access, free, and standardized set of image stimuli, the image database of social inclusion/exclusion in Asian young adults (ISIEA), which is developed and validated by our lab for academic purposes in the field of social & affective processing especially social inclusion/exclusion studies.

This database contains a set of 164 images depicting social interaction scenarios under three categories of social contexts (social exclusion, social neutral, and social inclusion). Standardized assessments are provided for each image, including the traditional emotional dimensions of arousal and valence, the inclusion score which evaluates the level of perceived social inclusion, and the vicarious feeling scale which evaluates the level of affective feeling when you imagine yourself as the highlighted person in the image. Visual physical properties of each image are also provided, including luminance, contrast, complexity, and color parameters. Additionally, we offer the ratings of face component and context component for each image (see Zheng et al., 2021 below for details). These parameters (Appendix 1) would be helpful for image selection and control of confounding factors.

Note: This database is freely provided for only academic purpose (including laboratory research, journal publication, academic posters, conference exhibitions, etc.). Any commercial or other non-academic use is not allowed. It is allowable to make appropriate post-processing of the images (e.g., adjustment of brightness, contrast, color, clarity, and size) for research purpose, but not allowable to maliciously modify or deface the portraits in these images. We require to cite the paper of Zheng et al. (2021) properly when using the ISIEA. You are also welcomed to cite our other studies that have already used part of the images in the database as experimental materials.

Users in Mainland China can also download from the following link using Baidu Netdisk. This link allows you to select a specific category of image to download according to your needs. If you have any problems with download or application of the database, please feel free to contact Mr. Li via liyw07@outlook.com. You are also welcome to contact Prof. Zhang via zhangdd05@gmail.com for suggestions and collaboration. 

Baidu Netdisk link: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1ekNEUxNk4ZmoZgqIWBOHNA

Code: ISIE

Database instructions and citation:

Zheng, Z., Li, S., Mo, L., Chen, W., & Zhang, D. (2022). ISIEA: An image database of social inclusion and exclusion in young Asian adults. Behavior research methods, 54(5), 2409–2421. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-021-01736-w

Previous related articles using these images:

Zhao J, Mo L, Bi R, He Z, Chen Y, Xu F, Xie H, Zhang D. The VLPFC versus the DLPFC in downregulating social pain using reappraisal and distraction strategies. The Journal of Neuroscience, 2021, 41(6):1331-9.  https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1906-20.2020

Zhenhong He, Sijin Li, Licheng Mo, Zixin Zheng, Yiwei Li, Hong Li, Dandan Zhang. The VLPFC-engaged voluntary emotion regulation: Combined TMS-fMRI evidence for the neural circuit of cognitive reappraisal. The Journal of Neuroscience, 2023, 43(34):6046-6060. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1337-22.2023

He Z, Liu Z, Zhao J, Elliott R, Zhang D. Improving emotion regulation of social exclusion in depression-prone individuals: A tDCS study targeting right VLPFC. Psychological Medicine, 2020, 50(16):2768-79.   https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291719002915

Sijin Li, Jingxu Chen, Kexiang Gao, Feng Xu, Dandan Zhang. Excitatory brain stimulation over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex enhances voluntary distraction in depressed patients, Psychological Medicine, 2023, 53:6646-55. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291723000028

He Z, Lin Y, Xia L, Liu Z, Zhang D, Elliott R. Critical role of the right VLPFC in emotional regulation of social exclusion: A tDCS study. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 2018, 13(4):357-66. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsy026

Licheng Mo, Sijin Li, Si Cheng, Yiwei Li, Feng Xu, Dandan Zhang. Emotion regulation of social pain: Double dissociation of lateral prefrontal cortices supporting reappraisal and distraction. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 2023,18(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsad043

He Z, Zhao J, Shen J, Muhlert N, Elliott R, Zhang D. The right VLPFC and downregulation of social pain: A TMS study. Human Brain Mapping, 2020, 41:1362-71. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.24881 

Wenwen Yu, Yiwei Li, Xueying Cao, Licheng Mo, Yuming Chen, Dandan Zhang. The role of ventrolateral prefrontal cortex on voluntary emotion regulation of social pain. Human Brain Mapping, 2023, 44(13): 4710-4721. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.26411

Cheng S, Qiu X, Li S, Mo L, Xu F, Zhang D. Different Roles of the Left and Right Ventrolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Cognitive Reappraisal: An Online Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2022, 16:928077. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2022.928077

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Last Updated: 2023.12.14