Variations in the spacing of expressive writing sessions

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-21

  Chung, Cindy K ^a   Pennebaker, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; WRITING;

EXPRESSED EMOTION; HUMANS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WRITING;

EID: 39649104129     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910707X251171     Document Type: Article

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