Cohen Elisia L
Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Kentucky.
J Appl Commun Res. 2009 Nov 1;37(4):397-417. doi: 10.1080/00909880903233176.
This study examines how a sample of African American women understands the uncertainties fundamental to cancer risk communication. Utilizing data from four focus groups, Problematic Integration (PI) theory is applied as an interpretive lens for illustrating their felt difficulties of talking openly about cancer and breast cancer in everyday life. The women describe worry about cancer and its prevalence among African American women; ambivalence and uncertainty; belief that what is not uncertain is certain and awful; fear and avoidance; contradictions in "claiming" and "rebuking" cancer; and hopefulness.
本研究考察了一组非裔美国女性如何理解癌症风险沟通中固有的不确定性。利用来自四个焦点小组的数据，问题整合（PI）理论被用作一种解释视角，以说明她们在日常生活中公开谈论癌症和乳腺癌时所感受到的困难。这些女性描述了对癌症及其在非裔美国女性中的患病率的担忧；矛盾心理和不确定性；认为不确定的事情是确定且可怕的信念；恐惧和回避；在“宣称”和“谴责”癌症方面的矛盾；以及希望。
