Emotional Disclosure in Day-to-Day Living and Subjective Well Being |
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Authors: | Priya Saxena Seema Mehrotra |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Mental Health & Social Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, 560029, India; |
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Abstract: | There is a large body of empirical research on emotional disclosure and its relationship to health and well being. However,
emotional disclosure has been examined largely in the context of illness or trauma. Beneficial outcomes of emotional disclosure
in day-to-day living have not been consistently observed in non-experimental studies, although a large proportion of individuals
do report perceived benefits. The present study aimed at exploring the association of emotional disclosure with selected intrapersonal
and interpersonal variables and their role in prediction of subjective well being in day-to-day living. The sample comprised
of 209 adults who did not report presence of any major stressor in the recent past. In hierarchical regression analysis, lower
affect intensity, higher emotional clarity, lower trait rumination, higher perceived support and higher emotional disclosure
predicted higher subjective well being. In addition, trait rumination emerged as a significant moderator of the relationship
between emotional disclosure and subjective well being. |
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