The costs and benefits of writing, talking, and thinking about life's triumphs and defeats
| Autor: | Rene Dickerhoof, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Lorie Sousa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Male business.product_category Adolescent Sociology and Political Science Social Psychology Health Status Writing education Personal Satisfaction Affect (psychology) California Developmental psychology Life Change Events Thinking Nonverbal communication Tape recorder Quality of life (healthcare) well-being Adaptation Psychological Humans Speech Psychology Adaptation expressive writing Marketing positive experience rumination Life satisfaction health Affect Psychological well-being Well-being Psychological Creative writing Female Cognitive Sciences Psychological Theory business Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | Lyubomirsky, S; Sousa, L; & Dickerhoof, R. (2006). The costs and benefits of writing, talking, and thinking about life's triumphs and defeats. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 90(4), 692-708. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.90.4.692. UC Riverside: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/93k8b43s Journal of personality and social psychology, vol 90, iss 4 |
| ISSN: | 1939-1315 0022-3514 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/0022-3514.90.4.692 |
| Popis: | Three studies considered the consequences of writing, talking, and thinking about significant events. In Studies 1 and 2, students wrote, talked into a tape recorder, or thought privately about their worst (N = 96) or happiest experience (N = 111) for 15 min each during 3 consecutive days. In Study 3 (N = 112), students wrote or thought about their happiest day; half systematically analyzed, and half repetitively replayed this day. Well-being and health measures were administered before each study's manipulation and 4 weeks after. As predicted, in Study 1, participants who processed a negative experience through writing or talking reported improved life satisfaction and enhanced mental and physical health relative to those who thought about it. The reverse effect for life satisfaction was observed in Study 2, which focused on positive experiences. Study 3 examined possible mechanisms underlying these effects. Students who wrote about their happiest moments - especially when analyzing them - experienced reduced well-being and physical health relative to those who replayed these moments. Results are discussed in light of current understanding of the effects of processing life events. Copyright 2006 by the American Psychological Association. |
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