relationships - attraction and factors affecting it Flashcards
define self disclosure
a factor affection attraction in romantic relationships. refers to the sharing of personal information, deepest thoughts and feelings
what dose self disclosure help with
helps with strengthening romantic bonds
what is Altman’s and Taylors theory
social penetration theory.
what is most important in the social penetration theory
reciprocal self disclosure.
what dose reciprocal self disclosure lead to
deeper understanding and trust within a relationship.
what are the two categories of self disclosure
breadth and depth.
what is breadth.
when you disclosure a lot of superficial information at the start of a realtionship
what is depth
when you consider some topics off limits at the start of the relationship but gradually reveal deeper information
what is depenetration
when dissatisfied partners self disclosure less as they gradually disengage from the relationship.
who highlighted the importance of reciprocal self disclosure
reis and shaver.
what did Reis and shaver theorise
that aswell as breadth and depth for a relationship to develop there need to be the reciprocal element to disclose.
one strength of self disclosure
sprechet et al : reaserch support
what where the aims of Sprechet and Hendrick’s investigation
to investigate the role of reciprocal self disclosure in relationships.
what was the procedure of sprechet and hedrcisk study.
156 university student from America paired in either female female or male female pairs and asked to engage in a Skype conversation.
what was condition 1 in spechet and Hendricks study
pairs asked to self disclose in a reciprocal manner: pairs took turn to ask partner questions about themselves
what was condition 2 in Sprechet and Hendricks study
self disclosure was not reciprocal instead one partner self disclosed while the other listened.
what was the conclusion of Spechet and Hendricks study.
found that condition 1 participants reported greater liking and closeness swell as more enjoyment compared to condition 2.
one strength of self disclosure (2)
real world application.
who studied homosexual partners self disclosure
Hass and Strafford
what did Hass and Strafford find.
57% of homosexual said that open and honest self disclosure was the the main reason how they maintained and deepended relationships.
one limitation of self disclosure
cultural differences.
who studied cultural differences regarding self disclosure
nu tang et al
what did Nu tang et al find
that people in the US (an individualist culture) self-disclose significantly more sexual thoughts and feelings than people in China (a collectivist culture).
Even though the level of disclosure was lower in China, relationship satisfaction was no different from that in the US.
