%0 Journal Article %A WANG Bin %T From Involution to Sense of Involution: Affective Turn and Theoretical Analysis#br# —Also on Trend and Governance of Network Negative Emotion %D 2022 %R 10.19722/j.cnki.1008-7729.2021.0200 %J Journal of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications(Social Sciences Edition) %P 33-39 %V 24 %N 1 %X Since 2020, the word “involution” has changed from a classic academic concept to a popular buzzword, which is used by netizens to express individuals and collectives negative emotions, that is, the sense of involution The sense of involution is compounded by pressure, anxiety, burnout and loss The sense of involution stems from the chaotic development of ICT industry, the complex internal and external environment of todays society and the affective network communication ecology The sense of involution also reflects the internal trend of digital communication of negative emotion, which is mainly manifested in three levels: transience, distortion and decriticism In order to reduce the adverse effects caused by the disorderly spread of negative emotion, emotion governance is needed to promote the modernization of Chinas governance system and capacity. %U https://journalsk.bupt.edu.cn/EN/10.19722/j.cnki.1008-7729.2021.0200