Intervention parameters including journaling duration, journal analysis and/or collection and preparatory session administration preintervention
| Study | Journaling session duration (min) | No of journaling sessions | Journals collected and/or analysed (yes/no) | Preparatory session* (yes/no) |
| Alparone et al (2015) | 20 | 3 | Yes | No |
| Bernard et al (2006) | 15 | 3 | Yes | No |
| Dennick et al (2015) | 20 | 3 | Yes | No |
| Di Blasio et al (2015) | Unspecified | 2 | No | No |
| Ducasse et al (2018) | Unspecified | 7 | No | No |
| Graf et al. (2008) | 20 | 2 | No | No |
| Horsch et al (2016) | 15 | 3 | Yes | No |
| Jensen-Johansen et al (2012) | 20 | 3 | No | No |
| Barton & Jackson (2008) | 20 | 3 | Yes | No |
| Koopman et al (2005) | 20 | 4 | No | No |
| Barry and Singer (2001) | 20 | 4 | Yes | No |
| Lovell et al (2016) | 20 | 3 | Yes | No |
| Suhr, Risch and Wilz (2017) | Unspecified | 3 | No | No |
| Martino et al (2012) | Unspecified | 2 | No | No |
| Meshberg-Cohen et al (2014) | 20 | 4 | Yes | No |
| Possemato et al (2010) | 15 | 3 | Yes | No |
| Rabiepoor et al (2019) | 15 | 21 | No | No |
| Rawlings et al (2018) | 20 | 4 | Yes | No |
| Schache et al (2019) | Unspecified | 32 | No | No |
| Wong and Mak (2016) | 20 | 3 | Yes | No |
*A preparatory session refers to an educational session given to participants preintervention which outlines the mechanisms and theories underlying the efficacy of journaling as well as how to journal in the most effective manner.