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Direct linkÇelimli, Isil; Higdon, Julia – Journal of Educational Research, 2019
The present study examined whether and to what degree empathy increased in adolescents who participated in a high-intensity writing program over the course of a year. Data for this study came from writing samples of a randomly selected group of middle-grade students (n = 61) collected at three different time points to answer whether: (1) it was…
Descriptors: Empathy, Attitude Change, Early Adolescents, Thinking Skills
Soliday, 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
Jones, Leona L. – Schools in the Middle, 1995
Examines the role of journal-keeping in the middle-school language curriculum. Suggests that continued writing leads to fluency in writing and reading, but students must be allowed space to practice this process. Using journals and associated activities provide students the space they need so they can actually begin to enjoy the writing process.…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Journal Writing
