Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2013
Abstract
This article describes a Narrative Engagement Framework (NEF) for guiding communication-based prevention efforts. This framework suggests that personal narratives have distinctive capabilities in prevention. The article discusses the concept of narrative, links narrative to prevention, and discusses the central role of youth in developing narrative interventions. As illustration, the authors describe how the NEF is applied in the keepin' it REAL adolescent drug prevention curriculum, pose theoretical directions, and offer suggestions for future work in prevention communication.
Recommended Citation
Miller-Day, M., & Hecht, M.L. (2013). Narrative means to preventative ends: A narrative engagement framework for designing prevention interventions. Health Communication, 28(7), 657-670. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2012.762861
Copyright
Routledge
Comments
This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Health Communication, volume 28, issue 7, 2013 following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available online at DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2012.762861.