Factor: self-disclosure

• Self-disclosure-

  Openly discussing private information with others, a feeling that is gradually inclined
• Self-disclosure-

  Altman + Taylor-

  • social penetration theory
  • gradual process of revealing your inner self
  • deepest darkest thoughts and feelings
  • breadth- lots of topics for all types of relationships
  • depth- starts superficial and low risk to then reveal more high risk information
• Self-disclosure-

  Reis + Shaver-

  • reciprocity of self-disclosure
  • needs balance to increase intimacy
• Self-disclosure-

  S- relationship counselling - learning to be more open

  S- wide application to homosexual couples

  S- Sprecher + Hendrick - correlations between satisfaction and self-disclosure

  W- culturally relative - women are supposed to stay silent in collectivist cultures - North Korea

  W- subjective- only attractive to individualist people

  W- can create repulsion

  W- can have a 3rd variable - physical attraction