Emotional expression and emotional recognition in breast cancer survivors: A controlled comparison

Kristi D. Graves; John E. Schmidt; Julie Bollmer; Michele Fejfar; Shelby Langer; Lee X. Blonder; Michael A. Andrykowski

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Emotional expression and emotional recognition in breast cancer survivors: A controlled comparison

Kristi D. Graves, John E. Schmidt, Julie Bollmer, Michele Fejfar, Shelby Langer, Lee X. Blonder, Michael A. Andrykowski

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Abstract

The role of emotional expression (EE) in the onset and progression of cancer remains equivocal. The purpose of this study was to compare breast cancer patients (n = 25) and matched healthy controls (n = 25) on self-report and behavioral measures of EE and emotional recognition. Based upon Pennebaker's paradigm, participants completed a verbal positive or negative EE behavioral task. Transcripts of participants' responses were analyzed using the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count and were coded for emotional valence and intensity by trained raters blind to experimental condition. Breast cancer patients and healthy controls did not differ on self-report, dispositional measures of EE nor on a behavioral measure of emotional recognition. During the behavioral EE task, patients used significantly less inhibition words than controls and were rated as expressing more intense emotion. Results provide some support for the view that cancer diagnosis and treatment can alter emotionally expressive behavior.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	579-595
Number of pages	17
Journal	Psychology and Health
Volume	20
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/0887044042000334742
State	Published - Oct 2005

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Funding Information:
Support for this research was provided by Institutional Research Training grants from the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (DAMD17-99-1-9245 & DAMD17-94-J-4178) and from a National Research Service Award grant (F32CA97760).

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Support for this research was provided by Institutional Research Training grants from the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (DAMD17-99-1-9245 & DAMD17-94-J-4178) and from a National Research Service Award grant (F32CA97760).

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California Breast Cancer Research Program	F32CA97760, DAMD17-99-1-9245, DAMD17-94-J-4178

Keywords

Breast cancer
Controlled comparison
Emotional expression
Emotional recognition

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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