The Disclosure of End-of-Life Mesothelioma from a Family Communication Perspective: An Application of Emotion Regulation Theory

Abstract

The time has come for Charley to disclose some very important, health-related information to her cousin, Hailey. How will she do it? Using the key ideas embedded within Gross’s (1998) emotion regulation theory, the two mutually negotiate this difficult situation and shed light on the salience of emotion management.