Health-related communication in everyday life: Communication partners, channels, and patterns

Wagner A, Reifegerste D (2022)
Communications : The European Journal of Communication Research .

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Abstract / Bemerkung
Although health matters are commonly discussed in various social contexts, health-related interpersonal communication still remains a black box in health communication research. Bringing together research from the fields of health communication and interpersonal communication, we therefore examine how people communicate about health and illness in their everyday lives. Based on Channel Complementary Theory and the concept of communication repertoires, we focus on a) the communication partners, b) the communication channels, and c) the communication patterns relevant to health-related interpersonal communication. We conducted a qualitative study with 22 semi-structured online interviews combined with ego-centered network maps. Findings show that a) what is discussed with whom depends on the intimacy of the relationship, topic sensitivity, and partners' personal characteristics, b) face-to-face communication is the preferred way of communicating, and c) (a-)symmetry of roles, (in)formality, and intimacy of the relationship influence communication.
Stichworte
everyday life; health communication; interpersonal communication; social; network; digital media
Erscheinungsjahr
2022
Zeitschriftentitel
Communications : The European Journal of Communication Research
ISSN
0341-2059
eISSN
1613-4087
Page URI
https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2966349

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Wagner A, Reifegerste D. Health-related communication in everyday life: Communication partners, channels, and patterns. Communications : The European Journal of Communication Research . 2022.
Wagner, A., & Reifegerste, D. (2022). Health-related communication in everyday life: Communication partners, channels, and patterns. Communications : The European Journal of Communication Research . https://doi.org/10.1515/commun-2021-0027
Wagner, Anna, and Reifegerste, Doreen. 2022. “Health-related communication in everyday life: Communication partners, channels, and patterns”. Communications : The European Journal of Communication Research .
Wagner, A., and Reifegerste, D. (2022). Health-related communication in everyday life: Communication partners, channels, and patterns. Communications : The European Journal of Communication Research .
Wagner, A., & Reifegerste, D., 2022. Health-related communication in everyday life: Communication partners, channels, and patterns. Communications : The European Journal of Communication Research .
A. Wagner and D. Reifegerste, “Health-related communication in everyday life: Communication partners, channels, and patterns”, Communications : The European Journal of Communication Research , 2022.
Wagner, A., Reifegerste, D.: Health-related communication in everyday life: Communication partners, channels, and patterns. Communications : The European Journal of Communication Research . (2022).
Wagner, Anna, and Reifegerste, Doreen. “Health-related communication in everyday life: Communication partners, channels, and patterns”. Communications : The European Journal of Communication Research (2022).
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