Smyth J M
Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11794-8790, USA.
J Consult Clin Psychol. 1998 Feb;66(1):174-84. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.66.1.174.
A research synthesis was conducted to examine the relationship between a written emotional expression task and subsequent health. This writing task was found to lead to significantly improved health outcomes in healthy participants. Health was enhanced in 4 outcome types--reported physical health, psychological well-being, physiological functioning, and general functioning--but health behaviors were not influenced. Writing also increased immediate (pre- to postwriting) distress, which was unrelated to health outcomes. The relation between written emotional expression and health was moderated by a number of variables, including the use of college students as participants, gender, duration of the manipulation, publication status of the study, and specific writing content instructions.
进行了一项研究综合分析，以检验书面情绪表达任务与后续健康状况之间的关系。结果发现，这项写作任务能显著改善健康参与者的健康状况。在四种结果类型中健康状况得到了改善，即报告的身体健康、心理健康、生理功能和总体功能，但健康行为未受影响。写作还增加了即时（写作前到写作后）的痛苦，这与健康结果无关。书面情绪表达与健康之间的关系受到多个变量的调节，包括以大学生为参与者、性别、操作持续时间、研究的发表状态以及具体的写作内容指导。
