Self-Disclosure in Virtual Relationships Flashcards
Self-disclosure increases when people communicate through…
computers
Altman and Taylor’s Theory
Social Penetration Theory
Altman and Taylor’s Social Penetration Theory date
1973
What does Social Penetration Theory say?
intimacy and closeness develop in relationships through a gradual process of self-disclosure
What is self-disclosure?
revealing information about yourself
Joinson Date
2001
What did Joinson find?
that self-disclosure happens more when people communicate via computer then face to face
Joinson: Type of study
laboratory study
Joinson: who were the participants?
undergraduate students
Joinson: Method
participants were paired and asked to discuss an abstract dilemma which stimulated conversation
Joinson: what was rated?
their levels of self-disclosure
Joinson: Experiment 1
Half of the pairs discussed the dilemma face to face and half discussed it from separate rooms using a computer chat room
Joinson: Experiment 2
All of the pairs used the chat program but half of them also had a video connection so they could see each other
Joinson: Results - Experiment `1
participants in the computer condition showed significantly more self-disclosure then the face-to-face participants
Joinson: Results - Experiment 2
pairs who could see each other over video had significantly lower levels of self-disclosure than pairs without a video