Expressive writing, self-criticism and self-reassurance

Nicholas Troop; Joseph Chilcot; Lucy Hutchings; Giedre Varnaite

doi:10.1111/j.2044-8341.2012.02065.x

Expressive writing, self-criticism and self-reassurance

Nicholas Troop, Joseph Chilcot, Lucy Hutchings, Giedre Varnaite

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Abstract

Self-criticism and reassurance are important mechanisms for regulating negative emotions but relatively little attention has been paid to interventions aimed at improving them.
This study explored the use of an expressive writing task to increase self-reassurance and reduce self-criticism using a randomized controlled design.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	374-86
Journal	Psychology and Psychotherapy
Volume	86
Issue number	4
Early online date	17 Apr 2012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8341.2012.02065.x
Publication status	Published - Dec 2013

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