The problem of finding empirical grounds in classification of feelings
The aim of the study was to find the empirical grounds for classifying the senses and construct it in a form that includes a small number of groups, but each one has a list of different feelings. An attempt is made to classify the division of feelings into two large groups: the sensory tone of the mood and the feelings of interpersonal interaction (positional feelings). Positional feelings influence the choice of distance between subjects of communication. A survey of 325 respondents was conducted. The data obtained after the statistical processing (factor analysis) became an empirical basis for the separation of feelings. There are three clusters of feelings: hedonic, asthenic, melancholic feelings.