EXPRESSED EMOTION TOWARDS INDIVIDUALS WITH DIABETIS AS COMMUNICATION PATTERNS AND LANGUAGE FRAMEWORK

The aim of this research is to suggest psycholinguistic approach to assess family members’ Expressed Emotion towards the individuals with diabetes; and explore psycholinguistic markers, presented by linguistic units and psychological meaningful categories, indicating family members’ attitudes towards the individuals with diabetes. The participants (n=65) from the endocrinology department of Volyn regional clinic (Lutsk, Ukraine) were recruited. Health and Self-Management in Diabetes Questionnaire (Carlton, Rowen & Elliott 2018) and perceived Expressed Emotion of their family members (Hooley, 2006), which are not less than in 10-hours weekly contact with them; Linguistic Inventory Word Count (LIWC) (Pennebaker, Boyd, Jordan & Blackburn, 2015) and analysis of EE as communication patterns were applied (Wuerker, 1996). The current study found that there is a specific distribution of grammatical forms and response modes, linguistic units and psychological meaningful categories in family members with low and high levels of EE.