Interpersonal Abortion Conversations: Communication Characteristics Post-Roe

被引:1
作者
Rubinsky, Valerie [1 ,3 ]
Cooke-Jackson, Angela [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Maine Augusta, Social Sci Program, Commun, Augusta, ME USA
[2] Calif State Univ Los Angeles, Commun, Los Angeles, CA USA
[3] Univ Maine Augusta, Social Sci Program, Commun, 46 Univ Dr, Augusta, ME 04330 USA
关键词
MEMORABLE MESSAGES; UNITED-STATES; SEX; PERCEPTIONS;
D O I
10.1080/10410236.2024.2344281
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
Abortion is a politicized and stigmatized health procedure that has received considerable attention in popular discourse in the past year. The present study investigated how often people (N = 235) talk about abortion throughout their lifespan and within the past 12 months, with whom they have these conversations, and which conversations were most memorable. Key findings from the present study, framed through the Theory of Memorable Messages and the Social Ecological Model, include that most participants had at least one conversation about abortion in the past 12 months. Within the past 12 months, the most common conversation partners for abortion-related communication were friends, followed by mothers and romantic partners. Over the lifespan, but prior to the past 12 months, a majority of participants had at least one conversation about abortion. Similarly, friends were the most frequent source of abortion-related communication over the lifespan, followed by mothers and romantic partners. Many of the conversations within the past 12 months focused heavily on the overturn of Roe v. Wade or navigating a post-Roe world with a body that could become pregnant, or as someone who cared about people who could become pregnant. Prior to the past 12 months, participants characterized abortion communication as tense, religious, pro-choice, descriptive of the women who might have abortions, relating to specific abortion disclosures, or political. Within the past 12 months, memorable conversations about abortion were personal or relational, and were often prompted by discussions surrounding Roe.
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页码:293 / 304
页数:12
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