TY - JOUR
T1 - Sense-making, Socialization, and Stigma
T2 - Exploring Narratives Told in Families About Mental Illness
AU - Flood-Grady, Elizabeth
AU - Koenig Kellas, Jody
PY - 2019/5/12
Y1 - 2019/5/12
N2 - Guided by Communicated Narrative Sense-making Theory (CNSM), the current study investigated mental illness (MI) narratives told within families and the lessons younger members learned from these stories. Individual, semi-structured interviews with young adults (N = 24) revealed that family members, mainly parents, share stories about the MIs of individual family members and narratives reflected themes of struggle and caution. Participants reported learning important lessons from these MI narratives (i.e., MI awareness, importance of understanding MI). Findings illuminate the ways family narratives about MI teach younger members lessons and expectations for managing MI despite sometimes reinforcing MI stigma. Limitations, future directions, and implications for narrative interventions are also discussed.
AB - Guided by Communicated Narrative Sense-making Theory (CNSM), the current study investigated mental illness (MI) narratives told within families and the lessons younger members learned from these stories. Individual, semi-structured interviews with young adults (N = 24) revealed that family members, mainly parents, share stories about the MIs of individual family members and narratives reflected themes of struggle and caution. Participants reported learning important lessons from these MI narratives (i.e., MI awareness, importance of understanding MI). Findings illuminate the ways family narratives about MI teach younger members lessons and expectations for managing MI despite sometimes reinforcing MI stigma. Limitations, future directions, and implications for narrative interventions are also discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/10410236.2018.1431016
DO - 10.1080/10410236.2018.1431016
M3 - Article
C2 - 29393663
AN - SCOPUS:85041565857
SN - 1041-0236
VL - 34
SP - 607
EP - 617
JO - Health Communication
JF - Health Communication
IS - 6
ER -