Table 6.

Frequency and Proportion of Pronoun Use Per Topic Discussed.

Topic of Conversation	“I” pronouns	“We” pronouns	“You” pronouns	Total pronouns
Asserting Needs	523 (80.1)	52 (8.0)	78 (11.9)	653
Criticism/Disagreement	337 (64.7)	79 (15.2)	105 (20.1)	521
Distress	546 (71.2)	88 (11.5)	133 (17.3)	767
Emotional Response	262 (62.2)	51 (12.1)	108 (25.7)	421
Health-Related Issues	1303 (64.5)	383 (19.0)	332 (16.5)	2018
Lifestyle	315 (53.5)	86 (14.6)	188 (31.9)	589
Positive Emotion	309 (56.1)	105 (19.0)	137 (24.9)	551
Psychosocial	661 (63.0)	187 (17.8)	202 (19.2)	1050