Journal article
Expression and Ambivalence over Expression of Negative Emotion: Psychometric Analysis in the Women's Health Initiative
Journal of women & aging, v 17(1-2)
17 May 2005
PMID: 15914416
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Abstract
Inhibition of emotional expression has been associated with the incidence and progression of breast cancer and other chronic illnesses. Others have theorized that it may not be repression itself, but rather ambivalence over the expression of emotions that is the important health-related factor. The Women's Health Initiative (WHI), a long-term, national study focusing on disease prevention among postmenopausal women, is unique in its assessment of expression and ambivalence of negative emotion in a large study sample of multiethnic, older women. Psychological factors such as expression of negative emotion and ambivalence about expression of emotion are also determined by social patterning. The current study examined the psychometric properties of the instruments used to measure each construct and variation across race/ethnicity and age. The analysis suggests that the scales can be used with confidence in diverse ethnic and age groups. Examining ambivalence about expression of negative emotion in future longitudinal research will further elucidate its role in predicting disease incidence and recovery, both important in reducing the public health burden of chronic disease.
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- Title
- Expression and Ambivalence over Expression of Negative Emotion: Psychometric Analysis in the Women's Health Initiative
- Creators
- Yvonne L Michael - Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine , School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science UniversityNancy Perrin - School of Nursing at Oregon Health and Science UniversityDeborah Bowen - Public Health Sciences Division of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterBarbara B Cochrane - Public Health Sciences Division of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterJennifer P Wisdom - Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine , School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science UniversityRobert Brzyski - University of Texas Health Science CenterCheryl Ritenbaugh - Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research
- Publication Details
- Journal of women & aging, v 17(1-2)
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000230236000002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-23244462471
- Other Identifier
- 991014878000604721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Gerontology
- Women's Studies