ABSTRACT

Creative expression has been proven to have therapeutic value. While this normally takes place in the form of a journal or diary, blogging has become an increasingly popular venue for expression. The present study attempts to identify if blogging about general topics can improve emotional well-being. Over the course of two weeks, 22 participants completed a series of 6 blog posts using a series of general prompts. Some participants were asked to create a public blog, while others were asked to make their posts private and closed to comments. The results show that blogging did significantly improve the emotional well-being of the participants. This improvement advocates for the usefulness and therapeutic value of blogging.

摘要

创造性表达已被证明具有治疗价值。虽然这通常以日记或日记的形式发生，但博客已成为越来越受欢迎的表达方式。本研究试图确定关于一般主题的博客是否可以改善情绪健康。在两周的时间里，22 名参与者使用一系列通用提示完成了一系列 6 篇博客文章。一些参与者被要求创建一个公共博客，而另一些参与者则被要求将他们的帖子设为私密并禁止评论。结果表明，博客确实显着改善了参与者的情绪健康。这种改进提倡博客的有用性和治疗价值。