Encouraging acceptance of ambivalence using the expressive writing paradigm

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 220-228

  Kelly, Rebecca E ^a   Wood, Alex M ^a   Shearman, Katherine ^a   Phillips, Stephanie ^a   Mansell, Warren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRITING;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DECISION MAKING; GOALS; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRITING;

EID: 84861159532     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: 20448341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8341.2011.02023.x     Document Type: Article

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