Detecting Emotional Expression in Face-to-Face and Online Breast Cancer Support Groups

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 517-523

  Liess, Anna ^a   Simon, Wendy ^a   Yutsis, Maya ^a   Owen, Jason E ^b   Piemme, Karen Altree ^a   Golant, Mitch ^c   Giese Davis, Janine ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Wellness Community   (United States)

Author keywords

breast cancer; emotional expression; group therapy; text analysis; video coding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; SUPPORT GROUP; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 44949242550     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.76.3.517     Document Type: Article

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