Relationships - Self disclosure Flashcards

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what is self disclosure

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  • revealing personal information about yourself
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what is social penetration theory

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  • Taylor and Altman (1973)
  • how relationships develop
  • gradual process of revealing yourself to someone
  • ## reciprocal exchange of information
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what is breadth and depth

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  • breadth = surface information
  • depth = high risk deep information
  • onion metaphor
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what is reciprocity of self disclosure

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Reis and Shaver (1988)
- has to be a reciprocal element to self disclosure
- deepens the relationship

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what are the strengths of self disclosure

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Sprecher and Hendrick (2004)
- studied heterosexual couples and found strong correlations between self disclosure and satisfaction
- use more self disclosure = more satisfied relationship

Haas and Stafford (1998)
- 57% of homosexual men and women said open and honest self-disclosure was the way they maintained and deepened relationship
- less-skilled couples learn to use self-disclosure brings benefits to the relationship

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what are the limitations of self disclosure

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Cultural differences
Tang et al (2013)
- men and women in the US self disclose more sexual thoughts than those in China
- levels of satisfaction were the same despite different levels of disclosure
- cannot be generalised easily

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