Self-Disclosure

SELF-DISCLOSURE

Self-Disclosure

- Greater disclosure leads to greater feelings of intimacy.

- Self-disclosure received is a better predictor of liking and loving than level of self-disclosure given.

- Norms include appropriate rate of self-disclosure and reciprocity.

Key Study: Sprecher et al (2013)

Procedure - students paired in either reciprocal or non-reciprocal dyads and assessed for liking the other person.

Findings - those in reciprocal dyads showed higher levels of liking, than hose in non-reciprocal dyads.

Evaluation

- Research support for important of self-disclosure, according to Collins and Miller's meta-analysis.

- Self-disclosure on the internet: the boom or bust phenomenon discusses by Cooper and Sportolari.

- The norms of self-disclosure run deep, according to Tal-Or and Hershman-Shitrit.

- Self-disclosure is greater in face-to-face than online relationships, found by Knop et al.

- Cultural differences in patterns of self-disclosure (e.g. Americans disclose more than Chinese, according to Chen)