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01-06-2008

Effects of written anger expression in chronic pain patients: making meaning from pain

Auteurs: Jennifer E. Graham, Marci Lobel, Peter Glass, Irina Lokshina

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Uitgave 3/2008

Abstract

Based on prior research demonstrating benefits of emotional disclosure for chronically ill individuals and evidence that anger is particularly problematic in chronic pain sufferers, outpatients from a chronic pain center (N = 102) were randomly assigned to express their anger constructively or to write about their goals non-emotionally in a letter-writing format on two occasions. Letters were coded for degree of expressed anger and meaning-making (speculation and insight into conditions that precipitated anger). Over a 9 week period, participants in the anger-expression group (n = 51) experienced greater improvement in control over pain and depressed mood, and marginally greater improvement in pain severity than the control group (n = 51). Degree of expressed anger uniquely accounted for intervention effects and meaning-making mediated effects on depressed mood. These findings suggest that expressing anger may be helpful for chronic pain sufferers, particularly if it leads to meaning-making.

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Titel: Effects of written anger expression in chronic pain patients: making meaning from pain
Auteurs: Jennifer E. Graham
Marci Lobel
Peter Glass
Irina Lokshina
Publicatiedatum: 01-06-2008
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Uitgave 3/2008
Print ISSN: 0160-7715
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3521
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-008-9149-4

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