Self-disclosure

• What does self-disclosure refer to?


  Revealing personal information about yourself
• What do romantic partners do?

  Reveal more about their true selves as relationship develops
• What can disclosing our deepest thoughts and feelings do?

  Strengthen a romantic bond, making partners more attractive.
• When used appropriately, self-disclosure is what?

  An important factor in developing and strengthening romantic feelings
• What is self-disclosure crucial to?

  A development of a more intimate romantic relationship
• self-disclosure usually only develops when what?


  When sufficient trust has been developed
• Factors affecting self-disclosure ?

  1. Appropriateness of the disclosure
  2. Attributions of the disclosure
  3. Gender differences
  4. Content of disclosure
• Describe the factor APPROPRIATENESS OF THE DISCLOSURE?


  eg disclosing something personal too soon

  Social norms dictate WHAT AND WHEN to disclose
• Describe the factor ATTRIBUTIONS OF THE DISCLOSURE?


  Why are they disclosing- is it because they really trust the person?
• Describe the factor GENDER DIFFERENCES?

  Females much more likely to, bigger impact when MEN do
• Describe the factor CONTENT OF DISCLOSURE?


  Either extreme of intimate disclosures seen as LESS attractive- self disclosure of moderate intimacy seen as attractive