Extending the roots of memorable messages: A comprehensive review and forecast of memorable message literature and theory

A Cooke-Jackson, V Rubinsky - Health Communication, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Five years ago, we reviewed the state of memorable message scholarship in
communication, with special attention to the utility of memorable message research in health …

Deeply rooted in memories: Toward a comprehensive overview of 30 years of memorable message literature

A Cooke-Jackson, V Rubinsky - Health Communication, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Knapp, Stohl, and Reardon's (1981) seminal work reported that some
messages may be “remembered for a long time and have a profound influence on a …

“Tell me something other than to use a condom and sex is scary”: Memorable messages women and gender minorities wish for and recall about sexual health

V Rubinsky, A Cooke-Jackson - Women's studies in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This study explores how the memorable messages we receive and those we do not receive
complicate the negotiation of sexual health and well-being among women and gender …

Family communication patterns predict anticipatory resilience and the enactment of resilience processes

JK Boumis, K Kuang, SR Wilson, EA Hintz… - Journal of Family …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The communication theory of resilience (CTR; Buzzanell,,) proposes that resilience is
cultivated via interactions and enacted through five processes. When individuals encounter …

Theory of memorable messages

A Cooke-Jackson, V Rubinsky - Communicating intimate health, 2021 - books.google.com
For many, if not most, individuals who identify as or are classed as women, intimate health
serves as a location of disruption in their health, identities, and relationships. Intimate health …

Negotiating shame, silence, abstinence, and period sex: Women's shift from harmful memorable messages about reproductive and sexual health

JN Gunning, A Cooke-Jackson… - American journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Early messages about reproductive and sexual health influence personal identities, health
behaviors, and ongoing perceptions of sex and sexuality. Women are often socialized with …

“We have to get over it”: Navigating sex talk through the lens of sexual communication comfort and sexual self-disclosure in LGBTQ intimate partnerships

V Rubinsky, A Hosek - Sexuality & Culture, 2020 - Springer
This study examined the identity-laden processes of sexual communication for LGBTQ
individuals in relationships. Specifically, this study analyzed open-ended descriptions of …

Memorable messages embedded in men's stories of miscarriage: Extending communicated narrative sense-making and memorable message theorizing

HK Horstman, S Morrison, MC McBride… - Health …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Miscarriage occurs in roughly one in five pregnancies in the United States. Although it is
largely considered a “women's issue,” non-miscarrying spouses also endure the mental and …

Making sense of memorable messages about infertility: Examining message valence by theme and sender

HL Voorhees, J Koenig Kellas… - Health …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Fertility problems, often called infertility, have been defined as the inability to conceive or
maintain pregnancy throughout one year of trying (World Health Organization, 2020) …

A preliminary investigation into intersections of sexual communication in bondage, domination, sadomasochism and disability

JN Gunning, V Rubinsky, A Aragón, M Roldán… - Sexuality & Culture, 2023 - Springer
Extending prior research on the communicative intersections of bondage, domination, and
sadomasochism (BDSM) and disability communities, the present article presents preliminary …