Background: Sex differences are widely reported in clinical psychology but are rarely examined in interventions. Method: This mixed-method explorative study examined sex differences in 13 mothers and 10 fathers of children in the off-therapy phase of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Parents underwent an expressive writing intervention using the guided written disclosure protocol (GWDP). Results: Mothers had more negative mood profiles than fathers but improved more during the intervention. Conclusion: Though preliminary, our findings highlight the importance of sex as a potential moderator of intervention and treatment outcome that could be of great clinical significance.
Sex Differences in the Outcome of Expressive Writing in Parents of Children With Leukaemia / Christiansen, Dorte Mølgaard; Martino, Maria Luisa; Elklit, Ask; Freda, Maria Francesca. - In: CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY IN EUROPE. - ISSN 2625-3410. - 4:1(2022), pp. 1-12. [10.32872/cpe.5533]
Sex Differences in the Outcome of Expressive Writing in Parents of Children With Leukaemia
Martino, Maria Luisa;Freda, Maria Francesca
2022
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Background: Sex differences are widely reported in clinical psychology but are rarely examined in interventions. Method: This mixed-method explorative study examined sex differences in 13 mothers and 10 fathers of children in the off-therapy phase of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Parents underwent an expressive writing intervention using the guided written disclosure protocol (GWDP). Results: Mothers had more negative mood profiles than fathers but improved more during the intervention. Conclusion: Though preliminary, our findings highlight the importance of sex as a potential moderator of intervention and treatment outcome that could be of great clinical significance.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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