Effects of expressive writing among bilinguals: Exploring psychological well-being and social behaviour

Author: Kim, Youngsuk1

Source: British Journal of Health Psychology, Volume 13, Number 1, February 2008 , pp. 43-47(5)

Publisher: British Psychological Society

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Abstract:

Eighty-nine Korean-English and Spanish-English bilingual students expressively wrote in their native language, English, or both languages on four occasions or were assigned to a non-writing control group. In addition to self-reports of adjustment, participants wore a recording device that sampled their natural language at 30-second intervals every 12.5 min for 2 days both prior to and 1 month after the experiment. Overall, those assigned to the language switching condition showed the greatest improvements in adjustment and social engagement.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1348/135910707X251225

Affiliations: 1: University of Cambridge, Institute of Public Health, Cambridge, UK

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