CellWell record HH-5178
Expressive writing can impede emotional recovery following marital separation
Sbarra DA, Boals A, Mason AE, Larson GM, Mehl MR
Clinical Psychological Science ยท 2013
In plain language
In adults recently separated from a spouse, those actively searching for meaning about the separation reported worse emotional outcomes up to nine months later when assigned to expressive writing versus neutral control writing, showing expressive writing is not universally beneficial and depends on context.
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