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Communication and Uncertainty Management

Brashers, Dale E.·2001·Journal of Communication

DOI 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2001.tb02892.x

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The fundamental challenge for refining theories of communication and uncertainty is to abandon the assumption that uncertainty will produce anxiety. To better explain processes of communication and uncertainty management, we must answer questions about (a) the experience and meaning of uncertainty, (b) the role of appraisal and emotion in uncertainty management, and (c) the range of behavioral and psychological responses to uncertainty. This paper outlines and extends a theory of uncertainty management and reviews current theory and research in this area. In addition to the theoretical advances promised by this perspective, the paper describes applications to health communication practice. The drive in disease prevention to reduce uncertainty about the state of health and illness has led to a “culture of chronic illness.” Constant surveillance of people's health, combined with improved methods for screening and monitoring, virtually guarantee finding something wrong with every person, creating a society divided into the chronically ill and the worried well (i.e., those waiting to be diagnosed).

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Authors: Brashers, D. E.
Affiliations: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
Corresponding author: Brashers, Dale E.
Venue: Journal of Communication
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published: 2001-09-01
Volume: 51
Issue: 3
Pages: 477-497
ISSN: 0021-9916 (ISSN-L)
1460-2466
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2001.tb02892.x
OpenAlex: W1995399706
Cited by: 1,407
References: 112
Citations by year: 2026: 104 · 2025: 92 · 2024: 97 · 2023: 99 · 2022: 115 · 2021: 115 · 2020: 92 · 2019: 78 · 2018: 60 · 2017: 58 · 2016: 66 · 2015: 69 · 2014: 56 · 2013: 47 · 2012: 50
FWCI: 27.45
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1 (tdm, 5113 d)
Locations: Journal of Communication (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Risk Perception and Management
Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
Social Sciences › Communication › Media Influence and Health
Keywords: uncertainty management, communication theory, anxiety, appraisal, emotions, health communication, chronic disease, disease prevention, health surveillance, screening, worried well

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