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Social Sharing of Emotion in Anticipation of Cardiac Surgery

Effects on Preoperative Distress

Efharis Panagopoulou

Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece, EFHARIS{at}the.forthnet.gr

Stan Maes

Leiden University, The Netherlands

Bernard Rimé

University of Louvain La Neuve, Belgium

Anthony Montgomery

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland—Medical University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain

This study examined associations between social sharing of emotions, social support and preoperative psychological distress. Social sharing was operationalized in terms of quantity and quality. Quantity of social sharing was measured daily using a diary method. Quality of social sharing was measured with the Quality of Sharing Inventory. Participants were 157 hospitalized Greek patients. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that controlling for distress on admission, quality of social sharing was negatively related to distress one day before surgery (p < .01). No effects were found for quantity of social sharing. Results emphasize the importance of studying qualitative aspects of emotional disclosure.

Key Words: cardiac surgery • emotional disclosure • social sharing

Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 11, No. 5, 809-820 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1359105306066644
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