Papers by Michelle Miller-Day
Contexts of poverty seem to magnify vulnerabilities in mothers, especially women who have few res... more Contexts of poverty seem to magnify vulnerabilities in mothers, especially women who have few resources for coping and little support in parenting. Adding to the challenges of poverty are government mandates to move women off of welfare into the workforce. Focusing on the experiences of four mothers who moved from welfare into the low-wage workforce and then back to unemployment, this study offers a description of how these mothers and their adolescent children navigate and make sense of low-wage work, family life, and cumulative disadvantage.
Recent decades have seen a rise in the prevalence of eating disorders, especially among emerging ... more Recent decades have seen a rise in the prevalence of eating disorders, especially among emerging adult women. The etiology and development of these disorders involve numerous biological, psychological, and familial factors that extend beyond adolescence into emerging adulthood. More recently, scholarship by communication researchers adds to existing research to reveal knowledge linking psychological factors, parent-child communication, and disordered eating behaviors. In this chapter we review scholarship on parent-child communication and disordered eating and provide empirical data from a study of 273 emerging adults revealing a significant relationship between parent-emerging adult child communication and disordered eating. Highlights of the chapter include a review of relevant communication research as it relates to health behaviors and a presentation of findings from an empirical study examining connections amongst parent-emerging adult child communication, psychological and interpersonal dimensions of self differentiation, and disordered eating. This chapter argues for the importance of studying communication processes when trying to understand the etiology of disordered eating. Information about how
For this study, 67 adolescent African American and Caucasian adolescents were interviewed about t... more For this study, 67 adolescent African American and Caucasian adolescents were interviewed about their parent-adolescent conversations regarding alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use. Analyses indicated that fewer than half of the youth had engaged in a conversation with one or more parent about ATOD use and that significantly more adolescents felt closest to and preferred talking with their mothers about risky topics than to other family members. Moreover, the results suggested that parental antidrug messages were part of the ongoing discourse of family life rather than structured in an isolated " drug talk, " as is advocated in contemporary media. This article argues for a clearer definition of the parent-adolescent conversation, discusses implications for targeting mothers as prevention agents, and introduces risk socialization theory.
A recent national survey of 2,753 6-12th grade students revealed that an adolescent's " sense of ... more A recent national survey of 2,753 6-12th grade students revealed that an adolescent's " sense of self " plays a significant role in feeling stressed and depressed, and was also a significant predictor of alcohol or other drug use and abuse (Teens Today, 2003). This survey report indicated that drug use — especially abuse of " harder " drugs " — was linked to youth's low sense of self and parent-child communication patterns that cultivated a low sense of self in offspring. Conversely, a highly developed sense of self was significantly related to teens' relationships with their parents. In research for a recent book, Communication among Grandmothers, Mothers, and Adult Daughters: A Qualitative Study of Maternal Relationships, I studied grandmother-mother-daughter relationships over the course of eight months. The study compared women's interactions in relationships where adult daughters had a documented history of alcohol and other drug abuse, with women's interactions in relationships where daughters had no history of use or abuse. The results revealed a relational communication pattern that might function to increase women's risky behaviors, such as drug use. Necessary Convergence of Meaning (NCM) is a theoretical model that illustrates a dominant/submissive relational communication pattern that appears to affect the submissive partner's sense of self and-in this study-was linked with participant's drug use and other self-harming behaviors. The mother-daughter relationship and sense of self Sense of self refers to who I perceive " I " am and how I identify myself; it is really the unfolding of the self in the midst of retaining relational ties. Personal selves are constituted and managed through relationships, not to their exclusion (Adams & Marshall, 1996). From this perspective, the self is conceptualized as inseparable from dynamic interaction in relationships, with each transaction contributing to both self-and relational knowledge. Early work by Mead (1934) identified the importance of message exchange in personal identity management. Yet, more recent work in relational communication points out that both personal and relational identities are co-created communicatively within the context of a relationship. As we broach the 21st century, identity theorists are moving away from the paradigm in which individuals are cast as islands loosely connected by relational threads toward a paradigm of the embedded self, or self in relation (Wilmot, 1995). Embedded selves are co-created within the context of relationships. This is critical to understanding the development of " sense of self, " especially among women. Recent feminist psychologists have argued that instead of viewing separation from mother as a daughter's fundamental developmental goal, we must begin to view separation and connection as both basic to the mother-daughter relationship across the lifespan (Cooley, 2000). The goal in growing up and developing a sense of self is not to achieve total separation, but instead to manage the dynamic tension of toward an autonomous self while remaining connected to the relational partner. In that connection, we influence each other's sense of self. It is this powerful influence in mother-daughter relationships that is at the heart of the theoretical model of necessary convergence. Necessary Convergence of Meaning The NCM model addresses dominance and submission in relational communication interactions whereby there is a pattern where a dominant communicator (in this case, the parent) " hijacks " interpersonal meaning in his or her relationship with a submissive communicator (the child), ultimately dictating the submissive partner's sense of self.1 In the Miller-Day (2004) study, maternal communicators were dominant or considered high-status within the family system and adult daughters (whether they were 20 or 60 years of age) were submissive or considered low-status communicators within the family system. Dominance refers to the degree to which a person can influence and impose their will on the other; its counter term, submission, refers to the degree to which a person gives up influence or yields to the wishes of the other. When necessary convergence occurred in these relationships, the dominant communicator tended to dictate not only what meanings the submissive communicator should assign to events in any given situation, but dictated the personal identity the submissive partner should embrace as her own.
The competitors who comprise our individual events constituency
increasingly include students who... more The competitors who comprise our individual events constituency
increasingly include students who possess varied life experiences
and desire to impact others in every aspect of their
communication beyond competitive forensics. Recognizing this,
communication scholars in the area of interpretation studies are
focusing in on utilizing interpretation of literature as an informative
and persuasive medium of communication responsive to the needs
and issues of contemporary life (Valentine, 1986).
During the 1982 and 1983 action caucuses on oral interpretation
in forensics, interpretation scholars resoundingly called for forensic
activity to reflect current practices in performance and
interpretation studies (Holloway, Allen, Barr, Cooley, Keefe,
Pierce & St. Clair, 1983). This request calls for a perspective of
oral interpretation in forensics to consist of the recognition that:
1) interpretation is both an art and a communicative act;
2) a presentational form can be found for literature, including
but not confined to, the printed word;
3) audiences as well as expressive agents are to be educated;
and
4) interpretation is the study not just of written texts, but of
how literature affects participants in specific settings (Valentine,
1986, p. 399).
Messages in interpretation studies are no longer viewed as primarily
the written literary text, but as literature created from "oral
traditions, oral histories, interviews, documentaries and postliterate
inventions" (Valentine, 1986).
Reflecting the changes in interpretation studies along with a
response to the call for experimental events at forensic tournaments,
I propose a unique event that integrates both persuasion
and oral interpretation, group performance with rhetoric and logic
with emotion. The event is TRIGGER SCRIPTING.
Parents are powerful socialization agents for children and as children reach adolescence parental... more Parents are powerful socialization agents for children and as children reach adolescence parental role models, among other sources of influence, become particularly salient in adolescents' decision-making regarding initiation of substance use. Open parent-adolescent communication about substances is associated with less substance use by adolescents; however, it is unclear how youth interpret anti-drug use messages from their parents, especially if the parents engage in legal and/or illicit substance use themselves. Framed by social learning theory and social constructionism, this study analyzed in-depth interviews with 108 adolescents about personal experiences with substance use, family communication about substance use, and adolescent interpretations of parental use. Emergent themes in the data include: positive parental influence, parental contradictions, and negative outcomes of use. Prevalence of parental use—regardless of legality, rarity of explicit communication about parental use, and various interpretations of parental use are discussed.
A B S T R A C T Purpose: Existing literature indicates that acceptance of dating violence is a si... more A B S T R A C T Purpose: Existing literature indicates that acceptance of dating violence is a significant and robust risk factor for psychological dating abuse perpetration. Past work also indicates a significant relationship between psychological dating abuse perpetration and poor mental health. However, no known research has examined the relationship between acceptance of dating violence, perpetration of dating abuse, and mental health. In addition to exploring this complex relationship, the present study examines whether psychological abuse perpetration mediates the relationship between acceptance of dating violence and mental health (i.e., internalizing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and hostility). Methods: Three waves of longitudinal data were obtained from 1,042 ethnically diverse high school students in Texas. Participants completed assessments of psychological dating abuse perpetration, acceptance of dating violence, and internalizing symptoms (hostility and symptoms of anxiety and depression). Results: As predicted, results indicated that perpetration of psychological abuse was significantly associated with acceptance of dating violence and all internalizing symptoms. Furthermore, psychological abuse mediated the relationship between acceptance of dating violence and internalizing symptoms. Conclusions: Findings from the present study suggest that acceptance of dating violence is an important target for the prevention of dating violence and related emotional distress.
The competitors who comprise our individual events constituency
increasingly include students who... more The competitors who comprise our individual events constituency
increasingly include students who possess varied life experiences
and desire to impact others in every aspect of their
communication beyond competitive forensics. Recognizing this,
communication scholars in the area of interpretation studies are
focusing in on utilizing interpretation of literature as an informative
and persuasive medium of communication responsive to the needs
and issues of contemporary life (Valentine, 1986).
During the 1982 and 1983 action caucuses on oral interpretation
in forensics, interpretation scholars resoundingly called for forensic
activity to reflect current practices in performance and
interpretation studies (Holloway, Allen, Barr, Cooley, Keefe,
Pierce & St. Clair, 1983). This request calls for a perspective of
oral interpretation in forensics to consist of the recognition that:
1) interpretation is both an art and a communicative act;
2) a presentational form can be found for literature, including
but not confined to, the printed word;
3) audiences as well as expressive agents are to be educated;
and
4) interpretation is the study not just of written texts, but of
how literature affects participants in specific settings (Valentine,
1986, p. 399).
Messages in interpretation studies are no longer viewed as primarily
the written literary text, but as literature created from "oral
traditions, oral histories, interviews, documentaries and postliterate
inventions" (Valentine, 1986).
Reflecting the changes in interpretation studies along with a
response to the call for experimental events at forensic tournaments,
I propose a unique event that integrates both persuasion
and oral interpretation, group performance with rhetoric and logic
with emotion. The event is TRIGGER SCRIPTING.
In 2008, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania began a
statewide chronic care initiative to adopt the
... more In 2008, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania began a
statewide chronic care initiative to adopt the
patient-centered medical home (PCMH). The initial target disease was diabetes. Our research team, comprising experts in medicine, communication, social work, and
practice facilitation, studied 25 practices in the first region of the state to begin the program. All the practices participated in a regional learning collaborative, were recognized as PCMHs by the National Committee on
Quality Assurance (NCQA), and received supplemental
payments from six area insurers to support their transformation. Overall, practices achieved better clinical
quality for diabetes care with an increase in the
percentage of patients meeting evidence-based goals. For example, the percentage of patients with
hemoglobin A1C levels above 9 declined from
30.7 percent at the start of the initiative to 28.2
percent one year later. Cholesterol fighting efforts had the biggest impact with the percentage of patients with LDL levels under 30 rising 8.5 percent during the year.
We conducted 140 in-depth qualitative interviews during
2010 and 2011 with providers, administrators, and
practice staff to understand their PCMH transformation
process. The interviews revealed how adapting the roles
of medical assistants (MAs) enhanced the practices’ ability to achieve PCMH standards and quality improvement. The aggregate focus on this profession more than others as
a variable to increase practice capacity was notable and demanded our attention. With a scope of work that traverses general, administrative, and clinical responsibilities, MAs can be used to augment the capacity of physicians and nurses, can move into newly developing
practice roles such as health coaches, or can assume more instrumental roles in population management. Seven strategies most frequently mentioned during the interviews as being successful and central to PCMH implementation are described in this article and presented in the table on page 10. All were widely used by the practices and were shared at learning collaborative sessions. (It should be noted that we were unable to determine whether the use of
MAs in the PCMH model affected the cost of providing care because we didn’t have access to claims data.)
Widening the Family Circle: New Research on Family Communication, 2014
Journal of Family Communication, 2010
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Introduction. The dissemination of evidence-based programs raises important questions about the q... more Introduction. The dissemination of evidence-based programs raises important questions about the quality of program implementation across various sites. Poor implementation quality (IQ) is known to reduce program effects; thus, examining factors such as participant responsiveness, quality of delivery, and adherence to content are an important part of program evaluation. Methods. As part of a larger trial, two versions of the keepin’ it REAL (kiR) 7th grade drug prevention intervention were implemented in 25 schools in rural school districts in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Teachers (n = 31) implementing kiR in 78 different classes were directed to set up a camcorder in the back of the room to record each of 10 lessons and were provided a $10 incentive for completing a short on-line evaluation after each lessons as well as mailing videos of each lesson to project staff. IQ was measured though observational coding of approximately four videos per class. Specific variables included adherence, ...
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Papers by Michelle Miller-Day
increasingly include students who possess varied life experiences
and desire to impact others in every aspect of their
communication beyond competitive forensics. Recognizing this,
communication scholars in the area of interpretation studies are
focusing in on utilizing interpretation of literature as an informative
and persuasive medium of communication responsive to the needs
and issues of contemporary life (Valentine, 1986).
During the 1982 and 1983 action caucuses on oral interpretation
in forensics, interpretation scholars resoundingly called for forensic
activity to reflect current practices in performance and
interpretation studies (Holloway, Allen, Barr, Cooley, Keefe,
Pierce & St. Clair, 1983). This request calls for a perspective of
oral interpretation in forensics to consist of the recognition that:
1) interpretation is both an art and a communicative act;
2) a presentational form can be found for literature, including
but not confined to, the printed word;
3) audiences as well as expressive agents are to be educated;
and
4) interpretation is the study not just of written texts, but of
how literature affects participants in specific settings (Valentine,
1986, p. 399).
Messages in interpretation studies are no longer viewed as primarily
the written literary text, but as literature created from "oral
traditions, oral histories, interviews, documentaries and postliterate
inventions" (Valentine, 1986).
Reflecting the changes in interpretation studies along with a
response to the call for experimental events at forensic tournaments,
I propose a unique event that integrates both persuasion
and oral interpretation, group performance with rhetoric and logic
with emotion. The event is TRIGGER SCRIPTING.
increasingly include students who possess varied life experiences
and desire to impact others in every aspect of their
communication beyond competitive forensics. Recognizing this,
communication scholars in the area of interpretation studies are
focusing in on utilizing interpretation of literature as an informative
and persuasive medium of communication responsive to the needs
and issues of contemporary life (Valentine, 1986).
During the 1982 and 1983 action caucuses on oral interpretation
in forensics, interpretation scholars resoundingly called for forensic
activity to reflect current practices in performance and
interpretation studies (Holloway, Allen, Barr, Cooley, Keefe,
Pierce & St. Clair, 1983). This request calls for a perspective of
oral interpretation in forensics to consist of the recognition that:
1) interpretation is both an art and a communicative act;
2) a presentational form can be found for literature, including
but not confined to, the printed word;
3) audiences as well as expressive agents are to be educated;
and
4) interpretation is the study not just of written texts, but of
how literature affects participants in specific settings (Valentine,
1986, p. 399).
Messages in interpretation studies are no longer viewed as primarily
the written literary text, but as literature created from "oral
traditions, oral histories, interviews, documentaries and postliterate
inventions" (Valentine, 1986).
Reflecting the changes in interpretation studies along with a
response to the call for experimental events at forensic tournaments,
I propose a unique event that integrates both persuasion
and oral interpretation, group performance with rhetoric and logic
with emotion. The event is TRIGGER SCRIPTING.
statewide chronic care initiative to adopt the
patient-centered medical home (PCMH). The initial target disease was diabetes. Our research team, comprising experts in medicine, communication, social work, and
practice facilitation, studied 25 practices in the first region of the state to begin the program. All the practices participated in a regional learning collaborative, were recognized as PCMHs by the National Committee on
Quality Assurance (NCQA), and received supplemental
payments from six area insurers to support their transformation. Overall, practices achieved better clinical
quality for diabetes care with an increase in the
percentage of patients meeting evidence-based goals. For example, the percentage of patients with
hemoglobin A1C levels above 9 declined from
30.7 percent at the start of the initiative to 28.2
percent one year later. Cholesterol fighting efforts had the biggest impact with the percentage of patients with LDL levels under 30 rising 8.5 percent during the year.
We conducted 140 in-depth qualitative interviews during
2010 and 2011 with providers, administrators, and
practice staff to understand their PCMH transformation
process. The interviews revealed how adapting the roles
of medical assistants (MAs) enhanced the practices’ ability to achieve PCMH standards and quality improvement. The aggregate focus on this profession more than others as
a variable to increase practice capacity was notable and demanded our attention. With a scope of work that traverses general, administrative, and clinical responsibilities, MAs can be used to augment the capacity of physicians and nurses, can move into newly developing
practice roles such as health coaches, or can assume more instrumental roles in population management. Seven strategies most frequently mentioned during the interviews as being successful and central to PCMH implementation are described in this article and presented in the table on page 10. All were widely used by the practices and were shared at learning collaborative sessions. (It should be noted that we were unable to determine whether the use of
MAs in the PCMH model affected the cost of providing care because we didn’t have access to claims data.)
increasingly include students who possess varied life experiences
and desire to impact others in every aspect of their
communication beyond competitive forensics. Recognizing this,
communication scholars in the area of interpretation studies are
focusing in on utilizing interpretation of literature as an informative
and persuasive medium of communication responsive to the needs
and issues of contemporary life (Valentine, 1986).
During the 1982 and 1983 action caucuses on oral interpretation
in forensics, interpretation scholars resoundingly called for forensic
activity to reflect current practices in performance and
interpretation studies (Holloway, Allen, Barr, Cooley, Keefe,
Pierce & St. Clair, 1983). This request calls for a perspective of
oral interpretation in forensics to consist of the recognition that:
1) interpretation is both an art and a communicative act;
2) a presentational form can be found for literature, including
but not confined to, the printed word;
3) audiences as well as expressive agents are to be educated;
and
4) interpretation is the study not just of written texts, but of
how literature affects participants in specific settings (Valentine,
1986, p. 399).
Messages in interpretation studies are no longer viewed as primarily
the written literary text, but as literature created from "oral
traditions, oral histories, interviews, documentaries and postliterate
inventions" (Valentine, 1986).
Reflecting the changes in interpretation studies along with a
response to the call for experimental events at forensic tournaments,
I propose a unique event that integrates both persuasion
and oral interpretation, group performance with rhetoric and logic
with emotion. The event is TRIGGER SCRIPTING.
increasingly include students who possess varied life experiences
and desire to impact others in every aspect of their
communication beyond competitive forensics. Recognizing this,
communication scholars in the area of interpretation studies are
focusing in on utilizing interpretation of literature as an informative
and persuasive medium of communication responsive to the needs
and issues of contemporary life (Valentine, 1986).
During the 1982 and 1983 action caucuses on oral interpretation
in forensics, interpretation scholars resoundingly called for forensic
activity to reflect current practices in performance and
interpretation studies (Holloway, Allen, Barr, Cooley, Keefe,
Pierce & St. Clair, 1983). This request calls for a perspective of
oral interpretation in forensics to consist of the recognition that:
1) interpretation is both an art and a communicative act;
2) a presentational form can be found for literature, including
but not confined to, the printed word;
3) audiences as well as expressive agents are to be educated;
and
4) interpretation is the study not just of written texts, but of
how literature affects participants in specific settings (Valentine,
1986, p. 399).
Messages in interpretation studies are no longer viewed as primarily
the written literary text, but as literature created from "oral
traditions, oral histories, interviews, documentaries and postliterate
inventions" (Valentine, 1986).
Reflecting the changes in interpretation studies along with a
response to the call for experimental events at forensic tournaments,
I propose a unique event that integrates both persuasion
and oral interpretation, group performance with rhetoric and logic
with emotion. The event is TRIGGER SCRIPTING.
statewide chronic care initiative to adopt the
patient-centered medical home (PCMH). The initial target disease was diabetes. Our research team, comprising experts in medicine, communication, social work, and
practice facilitation, studied 25 practices in the first region of the state to begin the program. All the practices participated in a regional learning collaborative, were recognized as PCMHs by the National Committee on
Quality Assurance (NCQA), and received supplemental
payments from six area insurers to support their transformation. Overall, practices achieved better clinical
quality for diabetes care with an increase in the
percentage of patients meeting evidence-based goals. For example, the percentage of patients with
hemoglobin A1C levels above 9 declined from
30.7 percent at the start of the initiative to 28.2
percent one year later. Cholesterol fighting efforts had the biggest impact with the percentage of patients with LDL levels under 30 rising 8.5 percent during the year.
We conducted 140 in-depth qualitative interviews during
2010 and 2011 with providers, administrators, and
practice staff to understand their PCMH transformation
process. The interviews revealed how adapting the roles
of medical assistants (MAs) enhanced the practices’ ability to achieve PCMH standards and quality improvement. The aggregate focus on this profession more than others as
a variable to increase practice capacity was notable and demanded our attention. With a scope of work that traverses general, administrative, and clinical responsibilities, MAs can be used to augment the capacity of physicians and nurses, can move into newly developing
practice roles such as health coaches, or can assume more instrumental roles in population management. Seven strategies most frequently mentioned during the interviews as being successful and central to PCMH implementation are described in this article and presented in the table on page 10. All were widely used by the practices and were shared at learning collaborative sessions. (It should be noted that we were unable to determine whether the use of
MAs in the PCMH model affected the cost of providing care because we didn’t have access to claims data.)