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Writing About Emotional Experiences as a Therapeutic Process

Pennebaker, James W.·1997·Psychological Science

DOI 10.1111/j.1467-9280.1997.tb00403.x

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For the past decade, an increasing number of studies have demonstrated that when individuals write about emotional experiences, significant physical and mental health improvements follow The basic paradigm and findings are summarized along with some boundary conditions Although a reduction in inhibition may contribute to the disclosure phenomenon changes in basic cognitive and linguistic processes during writing predict better health Implications for theory and treatment are discussed

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Authors: Pennebaker, J. W.
Affiliations: Southern Methodist University (US)
Corresponding author: Pennebaker, James W.
ORCID: Pennebaker, James W.
Venue: Psychological Science
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 1997-05
Volume: 8
Issue: 3
Pages: 162-166
ISSN: 0956-7976 (ISSN-L)
1467-9280
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.1997.tb00403.x
OpenAlex: W2157985609
Cited by: 2,486
References: 31
Citations by year: 2026: 103 · 2025: 116 · 2024: 114 · 2023: 96 · 2022: 134 · 2021: 116 · 2020: 170 · 2019: 102 · 2018: 103 · 2017: 112 · 2016: 113 · 2015: 125 · 2014: 125 · 2013: 106 · 2012: 109
FWCI: 26.99
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health via Writing
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Identity, Memory, and Therapy
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords: expressive writing, emotional experience, disclosure, inhibition, linguistic processes, psychological intervention, physical health, mental health

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