Use of Recurrence Quantification Analysis to Examine Associations Between Changes in Text Structure Across an Expressive Writing Intervention and Reductions in Distress Symptoms in Women With Breast Cancer

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Authors

  • Marlene Skovgaard Lyby
  • Mimi Mehlsen
  • Anders Bonde Jensen
  • Dana Howard Bovbjerg
  • Johanne S. Philipsen
  • Sebastian Wallot

The current study presents an exploratory analysis of using Recurrence Quantification Analysis (RQA) to analyze text data from an Expressive Writing Intervention (EWI) for Danish women treated for Breast Cancer. The analyses are based on the analysis of essays from a subsample with the average age 54.6 years (SD = 9.0), who completed questionnaires for cancer-related distress (IES) and depression symptoms (BDI-SF). The results show a significant association between an increase in recurrent patterns of text structure from first to last writing session and a decrease in cancer-related distress at 3 months post-intervention. Furthermore, the change in structure from first to last essay displayed a moderate, but significant correlation with change in cancer-related distress from baseline to 9 months post-intervention. The results suggest that changes in recurrence patterns of text structure might be an indicator of cognitive restructuring that leads to amelioration of cancer-specific distress.

Original languageEnglish
Article number37
JournalFrontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Volume5
Number of pages13
ISSN2297-4687
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30.07.2019
Externally publishedYes

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Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright © 2019 Lyby, Mehlsen, Jensen, Bovbjerg, Philipsen and Wallot.

    Research areas

  • Psychology - cognitive restructuring, expressive writing intervention, narrative, recurrence quantification analysis, text structure

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