James W. Pennebaker

Freyberg, Robin, Cindy K. Chung, Zachary Freyberg, John Barnhill, Stephen Ferrando and James W. Pennebaker 2014 The write stuff: Relationships between narrative content and psychiatric illness Narrative Inquiry 24:1, pp. 28–39 | Article

Clinicians often wonder if the single sentence from the Folstein Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE) offers meaningful information about the patient. We compared single sentences derived from the MMSE generated by 3 groups of participants — hospitalized medically-ill patients with psychiatric… read more

Pennebaker, James W. 2013 How Authors’ Forgettable Words Reveal their Personality and Social Behaviors Information Design Journal 20:3, pp. 267–272 | Article

Pennebaker, James W. and Molly E. Ireland 2011 Using literature to understand authors: The case for computerized text analysis The Future of Scientific Studies in Literature, pp. 34–48 | Article

Through computerized text analysis, the psychology of literature is on the threshold of becoming a dominant force in psychology and the social sciences. The ways people use words in their writing and in everyday life reflect people’s social and psychological states. Whereas most text analysis… read more

Ramírez-Esparza, Nairán and James W. Pennebaker 2007 Do good stories produce good health? Exploring words, language, and culture Narrative – State of the Art, Bamberg, Michael (ed.), pp. 249–259 | Article

There is a culturally-held belief that good narratives are associated with good mental or physical health. Scores of studies have demonstrated that writing about emotional upheavals can have salutary health effects. Despite the writing-health relationship, there is scant evidence that expressive… read more

Ramírez-Esparza, Nairán and James W. Pennebaker 2006 Do good stories produce good health? Exploring words, language, and culture Narrative – State of the Art, Bamberg, Michael (ed.), pp. 211–219 | Article

There is a culturally-held belief that good narratives are associated with good mental or physical health. Scores of studies have demonstrated that writing about emotional upheavals can have salutary health effects. Despite the writing-health relationship, there is scant evidence that expressive… read more

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Scientific Study of Literature (SSOL)

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