self discolsure Flashcards
self disclosure
revealing personal info, telling someone your deepest thoughts and feelings, hopes, fears
Taylor and Altman
social penetration theory
gradually revealing inner self to partner
reciprocal exchange bw intimate partners
displays trust, gain better understanding of partners life
bredth of SD
narrow
at first superficial info revealed
depth of SD
detail
SD becomes deeper, eventually revealing high risk info
Reis and Shaver
for a rel to dev reciprocal element of SD needed as well as increased depth of SD
balance of SD bw romantic partners increases feelings of intimacy
rewarding, understanding, empathetic response
Spencer and Hendrick
heterosexual couple
strong correlations bw satisfaction and SD
men and women who used SD and those who belived their partners did likewise were more sat w/and committed to ther romatic rel
Laurenceau
daily diary entries
SD and perception of SD in a partner linked to higher levels of intimacy in long term married couples
reseach supp inc validity in the thery that SD leads to more sat
correlation vs causation
much research is correlation- spencer and hendrick
alt usually assumed greater SD creates more satisfaction, correlation dx tell us this is a valid
conclusion to draw
alernative expl- supp and contradictory
Hass and Stafford- real life app
help ppl who want to improve communication in their rel
SD used skillfully and delibarately to inc intimacy
57% of gay men and women said open and honest SD main way they maintained and deepened comitted rels
less skilled partners can learn SD- benefits in terms of deeping satis and comm
rl app dem value of psyc insight
Tang- cultural differences
prediction of inc depth and bredth of SD leading to more sat rel not always true
depends on type to a large xtent
men and women in usa(indiv) disclose more sexual thoughts and feelings than in china(coll)
SD linked to sat in both cult
SD has limited app, based on findings from indiv cult so not gen to coll cult
Duck’s theory
SPT -rel b.down accompanied by dec SD as partners wrap selves up again
however couples disscuss deteriorating rel to save it/ return to earlier sat
inv deep SD and still may not salvage rel, may even contirbute to b.down
outline SD as a factor affecting attraction in romantic relationships (4m)
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