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 …

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

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 …

Opioid misuse is a prevalent health problem in the United States with consequences
extending past the person who misuses opioids to affected family members (AFM) through …

Memorable messages that adoptees receive throughout development may have lasting
impacts on their well-being, identity development, and relationships. Given historical and …

This study investigated the memorable messages about mental health that international
students (N= 199) received from various sources since arriving on campus in the US …

Many college students identify having a mental health condition, yet students may be
ambivalent about self-disclosing their mental health. While stigma and self-disclosure have …

Grounded in sensitive interaction systems theory, this study examined whether
communication competence, emerging adults' gender, conversation initiation, and stressor …

This research examines the experiences of international graduate students in the United
States. It focuses on the challenges they face that can lead to mental health issues. I …

Women who internalize evangelical purity messages face heightened risk for persistent pain
or difficulty with penile-vaginal intercourse. Drawing on research in communication …