Self Disclosure Flashcards

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Self disclosure

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Refers to the info we decide to reveal about ourselves within an romantic relationship

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The social penetration theory

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  • Suggests that the process of intimacy increases through self disclosure
  • Suggests that the process of self disclosure allows one person to penetrate deeper into the life of their partner
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Depth and breadth

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  • There is a positive correlation between the increasing quality and trust within a relationship coinciding with increasing depth and breadth of received information
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Strengths

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Hass and Stafford
- Researchers found that couples with high levels of intimacy within their relationships 57% used self disclosure as a way to maintain it
- Increases the validity of the social penetration theory

Laurencleu
- Researchers found that based on diary entries high levels of trust and intimacy were strongly associated with self disclosure
-Suggests the breadth an d depth of self disclosure is predictive of intimacy

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Limitations

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Issue of correlational studies - Sprecher and Hendrick
- Because there is a correlation between satisfaction and self disclosure does not necessarily mean that the former forms the latter
- means that correlational studies cannot be replied upon to demonstrate the mechanism of self disclosure in relation to the quality of relationships

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