Guided by theories of communicative disenfranchisement (TCD) and memorable messages
(ToMM), this study analyzes 60 open-ended survey responses detailing experiences of grief …

The post-positivist articulation of the theory of communicative disenfranchisement (TCD)
asserts that people subjected to disenfranchising talk (DT; talk that discredits, silences, and …

Background: Experiencing the onset of autoimmune disease in emerging adulthood is
disruptive and difficult to make sense of because youth and illness are not expected to co …

The communication theory of resilience (CTR; Buzzanell,,) proposes that resilience is
cultivated via interactions and enacted through five processes. When individuals encounter …

ABSTRACT A cancer diagnosis in young adulthood disrupts the achievement of
developmental milestones, and young adults struggle to make sense of their cancer …

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) …

The family is an important site of information, communication, and advocacy regarding
sexual and reproductive health behaviors, particularly for individuals assigned female at …

A robust body of research using the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) has explored the
effect of external messages on individual affective responses and behavior, typically at a …

COVID-19 has been one of the most talked-about health threats in recent memory. Of the
many messages–both good and bad–to which people are exposed, which ones are actually …

Black women face differences in treatment based on their gender and racial identity.
Therefore, scholarship has increased in understanding gendered racial socialization. This …