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Impact Of Expressive Writing About Workplace Events : Stress, Job Satisfaction And Well-Being, Sheetal R. Gai May 2011

Impact Of Expressive Writing About Workplace Events : Stress, Job Satisfaction And Well-Being, Sheetal R. Gai

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Expressive Writing interventions have been widely used in clinical and medical settings. It has been shown that by exploring thoughts and feelings associated with stressful events can help individuals benefit in terms of reducing stress and improving health and psychological well-being. The present study examines the effectiveness of an expressive writing intervention among expatriates from Asia working in Information Technology industry in United States. A pre-post test design was applied. The study was conducted over 12 weeks, in which participants (N=30) completed pre assessment, and then were randomly assigned to different writing conditions Thoughts and Emotions condition (focused on thinking …