Context moderates the effects of an expressive writing intervention: A randomized two-study replication and extension

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 903-929

  Nazarian, Deborah ^a   Smyth, Joshua M ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77958034197     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2010.29.8.903     Document Type: Article

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