R2. FAA: Self-Disclosure Flashcards
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Self-Disclosure
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information we choose to reveal about ourselves
2
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Self-Disclosure Aims
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- increases intimacy, understanding and empathy between individuals (assuming its reciprocal)
3
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Social Penetration Theory
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self-disclosure allows one person to penetrate deeper into the life of their partner, thus increasing intimacy and trust. Must be selective about what to disclose.
4
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Onion analogy
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- as a relationship progresses, more ‘intimate’; information progresses from ‘low’ to ‘high’ risk. Only likely if there’s RECIPROCITY.
5
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TMI
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Revealing too many intimate details about oneself too early may be detrimental
6
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Breath and Depth
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- increase in quality and trust in relationship correlates with increase in breadth and depth
7
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Breadth and Depth Levels
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- High breadth levels result in low depth levels due to topics being ‘off limits’, thus reducing emotional impact and empathy shown by other person.
- Balance between breadth and depth needed, through reciprocal self-disclosure between partners
8
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Key to intimate relationship
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- balance of breadth and depth through reciprocal self-disclosure
9
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+ Eval: Real-life application
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- 57% of couples with high intimacy levels used breadth and depth to maintain it
- supports the use of ‘breath and depth’ therapies with couples that struggle with intimacy
10
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- Eval: Causal conclusions can’t be made
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- correlation doesn’t equal causation
- ‘third variable problem’ (e.g. age difference between different couples)
- CAN’T be relied upon
11
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+ Eval: Support for Social Penetration Theory predictions
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- based on daily diary entries
- strong correlation between high intimacy levels and high self-disclosure levels
- suggests breadth and depth of disclosure are strongly predictive of intimacy and quality of relationships
- supports SPT as an indicator of strong relationships
