"I've never told anyone this, but...": First Tellings of College-Aged Women's Reproductive Healthcare Experiences. Issue 14 (5th December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Costantini, Rebecca A.
• Is Part Of: Health communication. Volume 35:Issue 14(2020)
• Page Start: 1833
• Page End: 1836
• Publication Date: 2020-12-05
• Subjects: Communication in medicine -- Periodicals; Health in mass media -- Periodicals; 362.1014
• DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2019.1662557
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1041-0236

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Telling a story for the first time is a profound experience for both a storyteller and story-listener. This essay describes the significance of first tellings as a narrative event that captures the complexities of the untold stories about young women's reproductive healthcare experiences. Additionally, this essay identifies the importance of first-told stories and explores how the storyteller and story-listener grapple with these narrative events. It also considers how first tellings may affect story-listeners' roles and influence storytellers' identity construction and framing strategies for subsequent tellings of the same story.