Theories, Therapies, and Taxpayers: On the Complexities of the Expressive Writing Paradigm

By James W. Pennebaker. 2006

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Subfields: Conservation, Education, Social Psychology

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Emotional and physical health benefits of expressive writing (2005, background): “The mechanism of action appears to be complex, with the demonstrated benefits potentially resulting from some combination of immediate cognitive and/or emotional changes, longer-term cognitive and/or emotional changes, social processes and biological effects, rather than being accounted for by any s”
The connection between art, healing, and public health: a review of current literature. (2010, background): “According to Pennebaker, although the expressive writing paradigm has generally produced positive results, no single theory or theoretical perspective adequately explains how or why.(88) This situation can be attributed to the fact that ‘‘expressive writing occurs on multiple levels—cognitive, emoti”
Experimental disclosure and its moderators: a meta-analysis. (2006, background): “For a more detailed discussion of the experimental disclosure theories discussed here, see Lepore and Smyth (2002), Slatcher and Pennebaker (2004), and Sloan and Marx (2004b).”
Preventing Symptoms of Depression by Teaching Adolescents That People Can Change (2015, background): “” For example, in some cases, 2 to 5 min of expressive writing exercises can be more effective than extensive counseling sessions for individuals coping with trauma (Pennebaker, 2004), and a 7-min writing exercise can halt the year-over-year decrease in marital satisfaction (Finkel, Slotter, Luchies”
Children's narratives and well-being (2007, background): “As Pennebaker (2004) argued, the beneficial effects of expressive writing are a complex phenomenon that most likely relies on multiple underlying mechanisms.”