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Journal of Behavioral Medicine

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01.08.2006

Self-Report and Linguistic Indicators of Emotional Expression in Narratives as Predictors of Adjustment to Cancer

verfasst von: Jason E. Owen, Janine Giese-Davis, Matt Cordova, Carol Kronenwetter, Mitch Golant, David Spiegel

Erschienen in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Ausgabe 4/2006

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Abstract

Emotional expression and cognitive efforts to adapt to cancer have been linked to better psychological adjustment. However, little is known about the relationship between linguistic indicators of emotional and cognitive coping efforts and corresponding self-report measures of related constructs. In this study, we sought to evaluate the interrelationships between self-reports of emotional suppression and linguistic indicators of emotional and cognitive coping efforts in those living with cancer. Seventy-one individuals attending a community cancer support group completed measures of emotional suppression and mood disturbance and provided a written narrative describing their cancer experience. Self-reports of emotional suppression were associated with more rather than less distress. Although linguistic indicators of both emotional expression and cognitive processing were generally uncorrelated with self-report measures of emotional suppression and mood disturbance, a significant interaction was observed between emotional suppression and use of cognitive words on mood disturbance. Among those using higher levels of emotional suppression, increasing use of cognitive words was associated with greater levels of mood disturbance. These findings have implications for a) the therapeutic use of emotion in psychosocial interventions and b) the use of computer-assisted technologies to conduct content analysis.

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Titel: Self-Report and Linguistic Indicators of Emotional Expression in Narratives as Predictors of Adjustment to Cancer
verfasst von: Jason E. Owen
Janine Giese-Davis
Matt Cordova
Carol Kronenwetter
Mitch Golant
David Spiegel
Publikationsdatum: 01.08.2006
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Ausgabe 4/2006
Print ISSN: 0160-7715
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-3521
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-006-9061-8

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