Journal article
Journaling about stressful events: Effects of cognitive processing and emotional expression
Annals of behavioral medicine, Vol.24(3), pp.244-250
08/2002
DOI: 10.1207/S15324796ABM2403_10
PMID: 12173682
Abstract
The effects of two journaling interventions, one focusing on emotional expression and the other on both cognitive processing and emotional expression, were compared during 1 month of journaling about a stressful or traumatic event. One hundred twenty-two students were randomly assigned to one of three writing conditions: (a) focusing on emotions related to a trauma or stressor, (b) focusing on cognitions and emotions related to a trauma or stressor, or (c) writing factually about media events. Writers focusing on cognitions and emotions developed greater awareness of the positive benefits of the stressful event than the other two groups. This effect was apparently mediated by greater cognitive processing during writing. Writers focusing on emotions alone reported more severe illness symptoms during the study than those in other conditions. This effect appeared to be mediated by a greater focus on negative emotional expression during writing.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Journaling about stressful events: Effects of cognitive processing and emotional expression
- Creators
- Philip Ullrich - Department of Psychology University of Iowa E-11 Seashore Hall 52242 Iowa City IASusan Lutgendorf - Department of Psychology University of Iowa E-11 Seashore Hall 52242 Iowa City IA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Annals of behavioral medicine, Vol.24(3), pp.244-250
- DOI
- 10.1207/S15324796ABM2403_10
- PMID
- 12173682
- NLM abbreviation
- Ann Behav Med
- ISSN
- 0883-6612
- eISSN
- 1532-4796
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag; New York
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/2002
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Urology
- Record Identifier
- 9984065773702771
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