Experimental manipulations of perspective taking and perspective switching in expressive writing

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 926-938

  Seih, Yi Tai ^a   Chung, Cindy K ^a   Pennebaker, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Expressive writing; Liwc; Perspective switching; Perspective taking; Pronouns

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COLLEGE STUDENT; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; EXPRESSIVE WRITING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERSPECTIVE SWITCHING; PERSPECTIVE TAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRITING;

ADULT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NARRATION; SELF CONCEPT; WRITING;

EID: 79961228384     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2010.512123     Document Type: Article

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