Stepping Back to Move Forward: Expressive Writing Promotes Self-Distancing

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dc.contributor.authorPark, Jiyoungko
dc.contributor.authorAyduk, Ozlemko
dc.contributor.authorKross, Ethanko
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-21T01:01:29Z-
dc.date.available2023-06-21T01:01:29Z-
dc.date.created2023-06-21-
dc.date.created2023-06-21-
dc.date.issued2016-04-
dc.identifier.citationEMOTION, v.16, no.3, pp.349 - 364-
dc.identifier.issn1528-3542-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10203/307362-
dc.description.abstractPrior research indicates that expressive writing enhances well-being by leading people to construct meaningful narratives that explain distressing life experiences. But how does expressive writing facilitate meaning-making? We addressed this issue in 2 longitudinal studies by examining whether and how expressive writing promotes self-distancing, a process that facilitates meaning-making. At baseline in both studies, participants reflected on a distressing life experience. In Study 1 participants were then randomly assigned to write about their distressing experience or a non-emotional topic for 15 min on 3 consecutive days; in Study 2 participants were randomly assigned to write or think about their distressing experience or write about a non-emotional topic for the same amount of time. One day following the intervention, expressive writing participants in both studies self-distanced more when they reflected over their distressing experience compared with participants in the other conditions, which in turn led them to experience less emotional reactivity 1 month (Studies 1 and 2) and 6 months (Study 2) after the intervention. Analyses using data from both studies indicated that expressive writing reduced physical symptoms indirectly through its effects on self-distancing and emotional reactivity [ that is, expressive writing group (vs. comparison groups) -> greater self-distancing -> less emotional reactivity -> fewer physical symptoms]. Finally, linguistic analyses using essays from both studies indicated that increased use of causation words and decreased use of negative emotion words and first-person singular pronouns predicted increases in self-distancing over time. These findings demonstrate that expressive writing promotes self-distancing and illustrate how it does so.-
dc.languageEnglish-
dc.publisherAMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC-
dc.titleStepping Back to Move Forward: Expressive Writing Promotes Self-Distancing-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.wosid000373399800008-
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-84946434471-
dc.type.rimsART-
dc.citation.volume16-
dc.citation.issue3-
dc.citation.beginningpage349-
dc.citation.endingpage364-
dc.citation.publicationnameEMOTION-
dc.identifier.doi10.1037/emo0000121-
dc.contributor.localauthorPark, Jiyoung-
dc.contributor.nonIdAuthorAyduk, Ozlem-
dc.contributor.nonIdAuthorKross, Ethan-
dc.description.isOpenAccessN-
dc.type.journalArticleArticle-
dc.subject.keywordAuthorexpressive writing-
dc.subject.keywordAuthormeaning-making-
dc.subject.keywordAuthorself-distancing-
dc.subject.keywordAuthoremotional reactivity-
dc.subject.keywordPlusEMOTIONAL DISCLOSURE-
dc.subject.keywordPlusNEGATIVE EXPERIENCES-
dc.subject.keywordPlusSTRESSFUL EVENTS-
dc.subject.keywordPlusLANGUAGE USE-
dc.subject.keywordPlusHEALTH-
dc.subject.keywordPlusREFLECTION-
dc.subject.keywordPlusREPRESENTATIONS-
dc.subject.keywordPlusADOLESCENTS-
dc.subject.keywordPlusPERSPECTIVE-
dc.subject.keywordPlusADJUSTMENT-
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