Open AccessNatural language use and couples’ adjustment to head and neck cancer.
Author(s) -
Hoda Badr,
Kathrin Milbury,
Nadia Majeed,
Cindy L. Carmack,
Zeba Ahmad,
Ellen R. Gritz
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
health psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.548
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1930-7810
pISSN - 0278-6133
DOI - 10.1037/hea0000377
Subject(s) - psychology , spouse , feeling , distress , mood , coping (psychology) , comprehension , clinical psychology , gratitude , social psychology , developmental psychology , linguistics , philosophy , sociology , anthropology
This multimethod prospective study examined whether emotional disclosure and coping focus as conveyed through natural language use are associated with the psychological and marital adjustment of head and neck cancer patients and their spouses.