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Direct linkSoliday, Elizabeth; Garofalo, John P.; Rogers, Debra – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2004
The effects of a widely used expressive writing intervention on adolescents' somatic symptoms, distress, and positive psychological functioning were evaluated. Eighth-grade (n = 106) students were randomly assigned to write about either an emotional or a neutral topic for 3 consecutive days. Students completed measures of somatic symptoms, medical…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Psychological Patterns, Essays, Adolescents
