A randomized trial of written emotional disclosure interventions in school teachers: Controlling for positive expectancies and effects on health and job satisfaction

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 588-600

  Ashley, Laura ^a   Oconnor, Daryl B ^a   Jones, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

emotional disclosure; expressive writing; health; intervention; stress; teacher

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; SELF DISCLOSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY; WRITING; YOUNG ADULT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTICIPATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; EMOTIONS; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHOOLS; SELF DISCLOSURE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRITING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884906568     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2012.756536     Document Type: Article

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