title: Contextually appropriate emotional word use predicts adaptive health behavior: Emotion context sensitivity and treatment adherence.
abstract: Emotion context sensitivity is the ability to respond emotionally in a manner that is functionally appropriate for the context in which the emotion arises. This study examined the relationship between emotion context sensitivity and treatment adherence in adults with the chronic illness Thalassemia. Emotional responses were measured by examining the frequency of positive and negative emotional words used to answer two interview questions that created two different emotional contexts. Consistent with previous research on adaptive and contextually appropriate emotions, negative emotion words were related to adherence in the context of the disease itself, while positive emotion words were related to adherence in the context of coping.
authors.affiliation: Kent State University, USA mere.m.harvey@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Meredith M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.affiliation: Kent State University, USA.
authors.forename: Karin G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Coifman
authors.affiliation: Weill Cornell Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.affiliation: Weill Cornell Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: Dorothy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kleinert
authors.affiliation: Weill Cornell Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Giardina
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D000074822:Treatment Adherence and Compliance / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: adherence; chronic illness; context; emotions; treatment