TY - JOUR
T1 - Predicting expressed emotion
T2 - A study with families of obsessive-compulsive and agoraphobic outpatients
AU - Chambless, Dianne L.
AU - Bryan, Angela D.
AU - Aiken, Leona S.
AU - Steketee, Gail
AU - Hooley, Jill M.
PY - 2001/6
Y1 - 2001/6
N2 - The authors used structural equation modeling to examine expressed emotion (EE) in relatives of outpatients with panic disorder with agoraphobia (n = 42) or obsessive-compulsive disorder (n = 60). EE was examined as a function of patients' illness and personality and as a function of characteristics of relatives themselves. EE was operationalized in terms of hostility on the Camberwell Family Interview (C. E. Vaughn & J. P. Leff, 1976) and patients' ratings of their relatives' criticism (perceived criticism). Key findings include the identification of a characteristic of the relative (self-reported angry thoughts, feelings, and behaviors) that is directly linked to both hostility toward the patient and to perceived criticism, as well as a direct path between relatives' low rates of observed problem solving and their hostility toward the patient. Patient Pathology predicted perceived criticism but not observer-rated hostility.
AB - The authors used structural equation modeling to examine expressed emotion (EE) in relatives of outpatients with panic disorder with agoraphobia (n = 42) or obsessive-compulsive disorder (n = 60). EE was examined as a function of patients' illness and personality and as a function of characteristics of relatives themselves. EE was operationalized in terms of hostility on the Camberwell Family Interview (C. E. Vaughn & J. P. Leff, 1976) and patients' ratings of their relatives' criticism (perceived criticism). Key findings include the identification of a characteristic of the relative (self-reported angry thoughts, feelings, and behaviors) that is directly linked to both hostility toward the patient and to perceived criticism, as well as a direct path between relatives' low rates of observed problem solving and their hostility toward the patient. Patient Pathology predicted perceived criticism but not observer-rated hostility.
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U2 - 10.1037//0893-3200.15.2.225
DO - 10.1037//0893-3200.15.2.225
M3 - Article
C2 - 11458630
SN - 0893-3200
VL - 15
SP - 225
EP - 240
JO - Journal of Family Psychology
JF - Journal of Family Psychology
IS - 2
ER -