Pub Date : 2023-02-24DOI: 10.1080/1041794X.2023.2182905
S. LeBlanc, Lindsay M. Butcher, Rachel P. Mitchell, Julianna Russel, Jessi Navarro
ABSTRACT In this study, we examine narratives to discover how new mothers narrate about the postpartum period if the experiences mirror that of the master narrative, and how new mothers make sense of postpartum anxiety. We explored 22 narratives collected between October 2019 and March 2020 for insights into how new mothers’ narratives complemented or refuted the master “good” mother narrative. Data were analyzed based on Tracy’s (2018) iterative process. While the master narrative of “good mother” was alluded to, new mothers’ discourse diverged and refuted the master narrative of how mothers should mother postpartum. New mothers say the lack of warning about the postpartum period impacts themselves, their bond with their babies, and their spousal relationships. As a result, new mothers highlighted how bingos and mom guilt caused their anxiousness. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.
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Pub Date : 2023-02-09DOI: 10.1080/1041794X.2023.2175234
Lauren E. Fellers, Andrew M. Ledbetter
ABSTRACT Entropy is the natural tendency of systems to move from a state of order to disorder, and previous theorizing has argued that close relationships are subject to entropy over time. Building from qualitative work exploring the conceptual domain, this study developed a quantitative survey measure of the perception of relational entropy. Factor analysis revealed two entropy dimensions, decay and destruction, and comparison with related measures revealed these constructs are empirically distinct. The study further validated the measures by examining their associations with friend religious similarity and relational maintenance behaviors. Positivity and supportiveness mediated the association between religious similarity and decay entropy, whereas openness and interaction mediated the association between religious similarity and destruction entropy.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-30DOI: 10.1080/1041794x.2022.2159661
Published in Southern Communication Journal (Vol. 88, No. 1, 2023)
发表于《南方传播杂志》2023年第88卷第1期
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Pub Date : 2023-01-17DOI: 10.1080/1041794X.2023.2168740
Andre Fedd, Jennifer A. Samp
ABSTRACT Communicating about sex with close friends (i.e., support providers) can shape perceptions about sex and sexuality. Drawing from Advice Response Theory (ART) we considered support recipients’ dispositional traits (i.e., sexual sensation seeking) as an intervening variable on advice outcomes. Support recipients (N= 270) reported on support providers persuasive efforts, their trait sensation seeking, advice message content, and advice outcomes. Results indicated that support recipients evaluated advice message content based on their perceptions of altering and novel perspectives, and the quality of advice messages. Although recipients perceived that altering their perspectives influenced greater sensation seeking, novel sexual messages were perceived to be more efficacious, feasible, and with few limitations. Support providers who aimed to change recipients’ perspectives about sex were perceived to be less efficacious, and feasible to do. Theoretical and practical implications are provided.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-16DOI: 10.1080/1041794X.2023.2165704
Stacy L. Young, Kayla Fiori, Valerie C. Ortega
ABSTRACT Conflict can be hurtful for anyone; however, individuals who take conflict personally (personalizers) may be uniquely affected by these interactions. We anticipated that both perceived intentionality and intensity of hurt feelings would either fully or partially mediate personalizers’ relational distancing response. Results of the structural equation model (SEM) uncovered that personalizers’ degree of emotional pain fully mediated the extent to which they distanced themselves from their partner, whereas their perceptions of intent played no meaningful role, either in full or part, in this process. Theoretical implications and practical suggestions for navigating conflict with personalizers are discussed.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-12DOI: 10.1080/1041794X.2023.2167108
San Bolkan, Alan K. Goodboy, Matt Shin, Karly R. Quaack
ABSTRACT In this study we simultaneously tested theoretically specified predictions from relational turbulence theory (RTT) using a fully latent structural regression model. A total of 807 college students in dating relationships responded to survey items measuring variables embedded in RTT, including relationship parameters (relational uncertainty and interdependence), biased cognitive appraisals, emotions, relational communication, and relational turbulence. Results from structural equation modeling revealed that RTT predictions were consistent with our data, but a respecified model with less restrictive constraints was a better fit. This less restrictive model allowed relational uncertainty to predict negative affect, and partner interference and facilitation to predict biased cognitive appraisals. Propositions of RTT were sustained.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-08DOI: 10.1080/1041794X.2023.2165702
Amy Aldridge Sanford, R. M. Banda, Carmen Tejeda-Delgado, Patricia Lynn Hernandez, Delaney Vampran-Foster, Angela V. Walker
ABSTRACT This qualitative study explains how people made sense of their co-constructed ethnic and racial identities after receiving direct-to-consumer genetic test results for the first time. Three themes surfaced (e.g., searching for deeper belonging, grappling and negotiating identity, and mitigating race and ethnicity) from journal entries and a focus group interview. The authors assert that there is a place for both science and stories in identity development; race and ethnicity are seen as cultural and scientific; and the introduction of unexpected identities is disruptive and sensemaking happens in conversation. Furthermore, the authors argue for longitudinal studies to discover the impact of genetic tests on identity over time.
{"title":"“I Looked in the Mirror. I Was Like, ‘Where?’”: (Re)constructing Ethnic-Racial Identity after Receiving Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Test Results","authors":"Amy Aldridge Sanford, R. M. Banda, Carmen Tejeda-Delgado, Patricia Lynn Hernandez, Delaney Vampran-Foster, Angela V. Walker","doi":"10.1080/1041794X.2023.2165702","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1041794X.2023.2165702","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This qualitative study explains how people made sense of their co-constructed ethnic and racial identities after receiving direct-to-consumer genetic test results for the first time. Three themes surfaced (e.g., searching for deeper belonging, grappling and negotiating identity, and mitigating race and ethnicity) from journal entries and a focus group interview. The authors assert that there is a place for both science and stories in identity development; race and ethnicity are seen as cultural and scientific; and the introduction of unexpected identities is disruptive and sensemaking happens in conversation. Furthermore, the authors argue for longitudinal studies to discover the impact of genetic tests on identity over time.","PeriodicalId":46274,"journal":{"name":"Southern Communication Journal","volume":"27 1","pages":"340 - 352"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82525892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-08DOI: 10.1080/1041794X.2023.2165703
Drina Intyaswati, M. Fairuzza
ABSTRACT This study explores and discusses the impact of political talks as a mediator of social media use on online political participation. It uses a survey method to collect data on college students in West Java concerning the 2019 Indonesian presidential election, and a total of 1,050 students filled out the questionnaires. The results showed that online political talk served as a mediator instead of face-to-face political talks. Furthermore, politics and social media use positively affected online political participation. Concerning the implication of this study, social media can be a means of political discussion to increase participation among youth, especially college students.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-03DOI: 10.1080/1041794X.2022.2160006
A. Zain
ABSTRACT Building on the global trend of celebrity activism and concept of celebrity capital, this study qualitatively examines Twitter posts of the Bollywood celebrities. The aim of this analysis was to identify varying discourses about the 2020–21 Indian farmers’ protest as celebrities are considered significant players of discourse building and social movements. The thematic analysis showed that pro- and anti-farmers’ protest celebrities used rhetorical and explanatory support to build their discourses. Some celebrities even engaged in celebrity-shaming and name-calling to urge fellow Bollywood celebrities to support or stop supporting the protesters. Findings suggest that global trend of celebrity activism is becoming more visible in Bollywood and celebrities are using their influence to support or oppose social movements like the farmers’ protest.
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Pub Date : 2022-12-27DOI: 10.1080/1041794X.2022.2161612
J. Rudnick, Stevie Munz
ABSTRACT This study engaged in ethnographic observation and qualitative interviewing research practices to examine an educational program involving self-identified LGBTQ individuals who participate on classroom panel discussions and question/answer sessions about their coming out experiences. By observing ten LGBTQ discussion panels and conducting 35 interviews with panelists and student audience members, we explored the classroom as a space capable of allowing for nuanced understanding of gender and sexual minoritized experiences. Our observations sensitized us to the LGBTQ panelists’ stories and student audience members’ insights. Thematic analysis of fieldnotes and interview transcripts led to the emergence of three themes: creating conditions for engagement, establishing accountability, and witnessing stories of difference. Implications for future research are also offered.
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