MAKING PUBLIC THE PRIVATE - POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF EXPRESSING SOMATIC EXPERIENCE

Authors
CIOFFI D
Citation
D. Cioffi, MAKING PUBLIC THE PRIVATE - POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF EXPRESSING SOMATIC EXPERIENCE, Psychology & health, 11(2), 1996, pp. 203-222
Citations number
126
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology,"Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Psychology & health → ACNP
ISSN journal
08870446
Volume
11
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
203 - 222
Database
ISI
SICI code
0887-0446(1996)11:2<203:MPTP-P>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Most investigations of symptom reports explore their antecedents: the biological, psychological, and social factors which influence the verb al expression of a somatic state. In this article, symptom reports are explored for their possible consequences: the cognitive, behavioral, and social effects of having verbally expressed a somatic state. Sever al defining aspects of a verbal report are explored for their possible effects upon the reporting individual, and the implications of these effects for health research are discussed.