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Writing about emotions versus goals: Effects on hostility and medical care utilization moderated by emotional approach coping processes.

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Title: Writing about emotions versus goals: Effects on hostility and medical care utilization moderated by emotional approach coping processes.
Authors: Austenfeld, Jennifer L. (AUTHOR), Stanton, Annette L. (AUTHOR)
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology. Feb2008, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p35-38. 4p. 1 Graph.
Subjects: Writing & psychology, Human behavior, Self-disclosure, Nonverbal communication, Self-expression, Expressive behavior, Goal (Psychology), Graphotherapy
Abstract: Objectives. The study compared emotionally disclosive writing and writing about goals as the 'best possible self' to a control condition and evaluated coping through emotional processing (EP) and expression (EE) as moderators of effects at 1-month follow-up. Method. Undergraduates (N = 63) were randomly assigned to emotional disclosure (EMO), best possible self (BPS), or a control condition (CTL). Outcomes were hostility, medical visits, depressive symptoms, physical symptoms, and blood pressure. Results. At 1 month, hostility decreased in high-EP participants in EMO relative to BPS and decreased in low-EP participants in BPS relative to EMO. Low-EP participants had fewer medical visits in BPS, whereas high-EP participants had more visits in BPS relative to other conditions. Conclusions. Benefits may accrue when the expressive task is matched to the individual's preferred coping strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Objectives. The study compared emotionally disclosive writing and writing about goals as the 'best possible self' to a control condition and evaluated coping through emotional processing (EP) and expression (EE) as moderators of effects at 1-month follow-up. Method. Undergraduates (N = 63) were randomly assigned to emotional disclosure (EMO), best possible self (BPS), or a control condition (CTL). Outcomes were hostility, medical visits, depressive symptoms, physical symptoms, and blood pressure. Results. At 1 month, hostility decreased in high-EP participants in EMO relative to BPS and decreased in low-EP participants in BPS relative to EMO. Low-EP participants had fewer medical visits in BPS, whereas high-EP participants had more visits in BPS relative to other conditions. Conclusions. Benefits may accrue when the expressive task is matched to the individual's preferred coping strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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