Does Self-Affirmation, Cognitive Processing, or Discovery of Meaning Explain Cancer-Related Health Benefits of Expressive Writing ?  

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Creswell, J. David ; Lam, Suman ; Stanton, Annette L. ; Taylor, Shelley E. ; Bower, Julienne E. ; Sherman, David K.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (http://journals.sagepub.com/home/pspc) vol. 33 no. 02 (2007), page 238-250.
Topik: Health; self - affirmation; cancer; cognitive processing; discovery of meaning; expressive writing
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Although expressive writing has positive effects on health, little is known about the underlying psychological mechanisms for these effects. The present study assessed self - affirmation, cognitive processing, and discovery of meaning as potential mediators of the effects of expressive writing on physical health in early - stage breast cancer survivors. A content analysis of the essays showed that self - affirmation writing was associated with fewer physical symptoms at a 3-month follow - up assessment, with self - affirmation writing fully mediating the effects of the emotional expression and benefit-finding writing conditions on reduced physical symptoms. Cognitive processing and discovery of meaning writing were not associated with any physical health outcomes. Consistent with evidence showing that self - affirmation plays an important role in buffering stress, the present study provides the first evidence for self - affirmation as a viable mechanism underlying the health benefits of expressive writing.

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