Expressing painful emotions is hard--yet it can actually improve our mental and physical
health. This lucid, compassionate book has introduced tens of thousands of readers to
expressive writing, a simple yet powerful self-help technique grounded in scientific research …

This meta-analysis evaluated the effects of the expressive writing intervention (EW;
Pennebaker & Beall, 1986) among adolescents. Twenty-one independent studies that
assessed the efficacy of expressive writing on youth samples aged 10–18 years were …

In recent years increased numbers of healthy women and girls have been seeking female
genital cosmetic surgery for esthetic reasons and/or to enhance sexual functioning. This
phenomenon is associated with the development of a new vulvovaginal standard due to …

This study identified the main components of the drugs and crime experience of a sample of
25 drug-dependent inmates interviewed in prison. Text analyses were conducted using a
phenomenological method. The sample was characterized by a disruptive childhood in multi …

In the past decades, tremendous advances have been made in our understanding of peer
relations. A description is emerging of how peer relations develop. Surprisingly, though, we
know less about why peer relations develop as they do. Experimental designs provide …

The efficacy of expressive writing (EW) has been well established on Western population.
However, to date, there are limited studies that examined its efficacy on a different
population. This study investigated the efficacy of EW, as a one-off task, in improving the …

The current study examined the influence of two expressive writing paradigms on student
well-being during the college transition. One hundred sixty-one incoming college students
participated online at three time points during the fall semester. Between the first and second …

Peer problems are a stressor for many early adolescents, and simple cost‐effective tools for
managing peer stress are needed. Expressive writing (EW) may be one such tool. With a
sample of middle school children aged 12–14 years (n= 119; 53% males), this research …

The transition to high school is generally considered as a stressful turning point in
adolescent development, but some students experience personal growth (ie, positive
developmental changes) through that experience. It is important to examine the mechanism …

Objective: Many narrative interventions require participants to write about trauma and
adverse experiences, but some research suggests that open-ended topic prompts can also
be effective. In this study, we investigated the topics participants chose to write about in a …