Structured Writing Tasks: Examination of the process of change as indicated by cognitive-behavioural models of trauma.

研究表明，对过去令人沮丧的经历进行结构化写作有利于身心健康。这项研究的目的是确定对这些好处负有责任的变化过程。基于创伤理论，已经确定了三个过程(暴露、贬值和利益发现)，并在写作范式中进行了操纵。这项研究将测试这些过程在预测未来健康益处方面的作用。它将提高普通人群写作范式的有效性，提供基于创伤理论的写作范式的手工变体，检查患者匹配变量，并为在临床人群中进行研究提供基础。

Research demonstrates that structured writing about past upsetting experiences is beneficial for physical and psychological health. The aim of this study is to identify the process of change responsible for these benefits. Three processes, based on trauma theory, have been identified (exposure, devaluation, and benefit-finding) and are manipulated within the writing paradigm. This study will test these processes in predicting future health benefits. It will increase the effectiveness of the writing paradigm for the general population, provide manualised variations of the writing paradigm based on trauma theory, examine patient-matching variables, and provide a base to conduct research in clinical populations.