AO3: Self-disclosure

Cards (2)

  • Strength: Research support
    What? Research support
    Who? Sprecher and Hendrick - correlations between measures of satisfaction and self-disclosure - relationships closer when partners take turns to self-disclose
    Why? Increased validity
  • Counterpoint: Research support
    What? Correlation doesn't tell us if valid
    Who? Alternative conclusions just as likely
    Why? Self-disclosure may not cause satisfaction directly; decreased validity