Western Journal of Communication, Volume 88, Issue 3 (2024)

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Mixed Messages: III. Negative Statements Within Emotional Support Messages Are More Memorable Than Positive Statements and Predict Longitudinal Outcomes
Colter D. Ray
Pages: 455-481
Published online: 22 Oct 2022
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More than Emotional Coping: Cultivating Resilience in Human Services Volunteering
Katherine Ann Rush, Lacy G. McNamee & Johny T. Garner
Pages: 482-504
Published online: 04 Nov 2022
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From the Heart: A Qualitative Analysis of Tensions from Traumatic Cardiac Event Survivor Narratives
Braidyn S. Lazenby
Pages: 505-526
Published online: 19 Nov 2022
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Integrative Complexity, COVID-19, and Political Ideology
Hayley McCullough
Pages: 527-542
Published online: 04 Dec 2022
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Moving Forward in Compounded Grief: Communicated Resilience after COVID-19 Related Losses
Kendyl A. Barney MA, Emily Scheinfeld, Katlyn Gangi, Erin C. Nelson & Catherine C. Sinardi
Pages: 543-566
Published online: 26 Feb 2023
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Factors Related to Compliance with CDC COVID-19 Guidelines: Media Use, Partisan Identity, Science Knowledge, and Risk Assessment
Yicheng Zhu, Mary Anne Fitzpatrick & Shannon A. Bowen
Pages: 567-594
Published online: 07 Jun 2023
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Examining Cultural Worldview and Social Media as Contributors to Reduced COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors in the U.S. and France
Christopher J McKinley & Fanny Lauby
Pages: 595-620
Published online: 06 Jun 2023
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Self-Esteem as a Moderator of the Message Congeniality Effect
Christopher J. Carpenter & Bree McEwan
Pages: 621-635
Published online: 04 Dec 2022
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It’s Not an Abortion: Examining How Individuals Who End a Wanted Pregnancy Discuss their Experiences
Cimmiaron F. Alvarez
Pages: 636-650
Published online: 05 Mar 2023
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Supporters Need Support: An Exploratory Analysis of Support Marshaling Among Informal Dementia Care Partners
Michelle Matter & Meara H. Faw
Pages: 651-677
Published online: 06 Sep 2023
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Laugh the Problem Away? Outcomes of Group-Level Laughter within Black Women’s Homeplace
Shardé M. Davis
Pages: 678-699
Published online: 01 Feb 2023
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Affectionate Communication Moderates the Effect of Adverse Childhood Experience on Mental Well-Being
Kory Floyd
Pages: 700-716
Published online: 22 Jan 2023
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Religious Masking and the Rhetorical Strategies of Digital Anti-Vaccination Churches
Emma Frances Bloomfield & Stephanie S. Willes
Pages: 717-738
Published online: 21 Feb 2023
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