Previous research suggests that avoiding the expression of emotion may be associated with impaired mental health, although empirical evidence is inconsistent. In this investigation, ambivalence over the expression of emotion is understood as an approach-...
This study investigates self-efficacy and motivation regulation as possible mediators of the relationship between social and interpersonal resources (i.e., social network, social support, social acknowledgment as a victim, and disclosure) and adjustment ...
Abstract. Several “abuse scandals” in schools and boarding schools in different countries encouraged victims of abuse to disclose their experiences. The dark field of sexual abuse in population based representative ...
Disclosure of Grief Questionnaire (DGQ): Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Assess Communication Patterns After BereavementAbstract. Disclosure of emotional burdensome experiences is important for processing these experiences as well as for ...
Self-disclosure when writing about stressful life-eventsAbstract.Theoretical background: Research initiated by Pennebaker and collegues on self-disclosure and the beneficial influence of emotional expression, when writing about past stressful events, ...
Disclosure and perceived social acknowledgement as victim as PTSD predictors in crime victimsAbstract.Theoretical background: Traumatized victims often feel misunderstood and tend to withdraw from others. This may prevent processing of traumatic ...
Corumination in the Context of the Socio-Interpersonal Model of PTSD: A Study With Rescue WorkersAbstract.Background: The work of rescue workers (firefighters, police, and emergency medical workers) may lead to ...
Abstract:Background: Suicide loss is often concealed. While initial evidence suggests that disclosure is important for healthy grieving, observed beneficial effects may depend on social reactions. Aim: The current study aimed to identify social reactions ...
Abstract:Background: People who lost a loved one to suicide (i.e., suicide loss survivors, SLS) often struggle to talk about their experiences. However, previous studies suggest beneficial effects of disclosure among this group. Aims: This study aimed ...
Abstract. The present review aims to address child abuse, a phenomenon to which society has become more aware and directed more efforts, and the role that health and education professionals can play in its prevention and intervention. ...
Abstract. This study examined the effects of disclosure messages in entertainment-education (E-E) on attitudes toward hearing protection and attitude toward the source. In addition, the (mediating) role of the underlying mechanisms (i.e., ...
Abstract. Recently, the European Union has decided that disclosures of brand placement are obligatory. However, the effects of such disclosures remain largely unstudied. Departing from theoretical notions of the persuasion knowledge model, ...