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    • correlational research
      -could be that people secure in relationship are able to disclose more personal items
      -rather than the disclosure making them more secure
      -cause & effect can't be inferred
    • cultural bias
      -prediction that increasing depth & breadth of SD will lead to more satisfying & intimate relationships isn't true for all cultures
      -TAND ET AL > concluded men & women in USA self disclose more sexual thoughts than Chinese
      > both levels of self disclosure linked to satisfaction
      -SD theory limited explanation of relationships
      -findings for Western cultures not generalisable to other cultures
      -BETA CULTURALLY BIASED
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