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.

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.

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Routledge

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