%0 Journal Article
%T Rules of telling:  Exploring narrative adaptation
%A Jennifer A. Jackl
%J Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
%@ 1460-3608
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0265407516681539
%X This study sought to gain a better understanding of the process narrators embark upon when deciding what version of a story to tell to a particular audience; a process, hereafter, referred to as narrative adaptation. Inductive, open coding of 25 semi-structured interviews resulted in six rules of telling: (1) If an emotionally close relationship exists with the listener(s), then a more detailed story is told; (2) If it is believed that the listener(s) will not wrongfully judge the storyteller, then a more detailed story is told; (3) If the listener(s) display interest in the story, then a more detailed story is told; (4) If the physical setting is not appropriate, then the story is condensed; (5) If the conversational context is not appropriate, then the story is condensed; and (6) If a meaningful purpose will be fulfilled by telling the story, then a more detailed story is told. Implications of studying the process of narrative adaptation are discussed
%K Communication rules
%K narrative
%K narrative adaptation
%K personal narrative
%K romantic relationship origin stories
%K story versions
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0265407516681539