Attitudes towards emotional expression, relational competence and psychological distress.
The association between life events and psychological distress was found to be mediated by attitudes towards emotional expression for those with low social support but not for those with high social support. Passive interpersonal behaviour significantly accounted for additional variance in psychological distress to that accounted for by life events and attitudes.
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Department of Psychology, University of Essex.
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D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological