Chasing elusive expressive writing effects: emotion-acceptance instructions and writer engagement improve outcomes
IntroductionPennebaker’s expressive writing (EW) paradigm in which participants are encouraged to explore their “deepest thoughts and feelings” about a difficult experience in several short writing sessions has yielded impressive mental health outcomes and holds great promise as a cost-effective int...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-06-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Psychology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1192595/full |