Linguistic analysis of written narratives of caregivers of children and adolescents with chronic illness: Cognitive and emotional processes and physical and psychological health outcomes

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 291-301

  Schwartz, Lisa ^a   Drotar, Dennis ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Children; Cognitive processes; Emotional processes; Linguistic analysis; Written emotional disclosure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WRITING;

EID: 6444221579     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOCS.0000045349.10034.62     Document Type: Article

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