James W. Pennebaker
List of John Benjamins publications for which James W. Pennebaker plays a role.
Journal
The write stuff: Relationships between narrative content and psychiatric illness Narrative Inquiry 24:1, pp. 28–39 | Article
2014 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
2013
Using literature to understand authors: The case for computerized text analysis The Future of Scientific Studies in Literature, pp. 34–48 | Article
2011 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
Do good stories produce good health? Exploring words, language, and culture Narrative – State of the Art, Bamberg, Michael (ed.), pp. 249–259 | Article
2007 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
Do good stories produce good health? Exploring words, language, and culture Narrative – State of the Art, Bamberg, Michael (ed.), pp. 211–219 | Article
2006 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