Emotional inhibition: A discourse analysis of disclosure

Psychology and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 515-532

  Ellis, Darren ^a   Cromby, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

discourse analysis; emotional disclosure; emotional inhibition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DISCLOSURE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WRITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NARRATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRESSION, PSYCHOLOGY; SELF DISCLOSURE; STUDENTS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WRITING;

EID: 84860299890     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2011.584623     Document Type: Article

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