Factors Affecting Attraction: Self-Disclosure - Evaluation
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- Factors Affecting Attraction: Self-Disclosure
- Support from Research Studies
- Sprecher and Hendrick (2004)
- Studied heterosexual dating couples
- Individuals who used self-disclosure, and believed their partner did too, were more satisfied and committed to the relationship.
- Laurenceau (2005)
- FINDINGS
- Sprecher and Hendrick (2004)
- Studied heterosexual dating couples
- Individuals who used self-disclosure, and believed their partner did too, were more satisfied and committed to the relationship.
- STRENGTH: because of supportive research findings - increases confidence in validity of theory.
- Self-disclosure leads to more satisfying relationships.
- HOWEVER!
- Self-Disclosure and Satisfaction
- Theory suggests that relationship breakdown = less self-disclosure
- Duck suggests that breakdown = more self-disclosure, often very intimate, in an attempt to save relationship - though it may not be enough.
- Increased self-disclosure does not enhance the relationship
- THEREFORE:
- LIMITATION: Challenges theory because deeper self-disclosure does not lead to a deeper relationship in these circumstances
- THEREFORE:
- Increased self-disclosure does not enhance the relationship
- Self-Disclosure and Satisfaction
- HOWEVER!
- Self-disclosure leads to more satisfying relationships.
- Sprecher and Hendrick (2004)
- Found that self-disclosure & perception of self-disclosure in partner = higher levels of intimacy in long-term married couples.
- Reverse is also true. Less imitate couples = self-disclose less often.
- Participants wrote daily diary entries.
- ADDITIONAL POINT: This is a weakness of research. Self report = unreliable - social desirability bias.
- May want their relationship to appear more secure than it is.
- ADDITIONAL POINT: This is a weakness of research. Self report = unreliable - social desirability bias.
- FINDINGS
- Sprecher and Hendrick (2004)
- Real-Life Applications
- Hass and Stafford (2998)
- 57% of homosexuals said open and honest self-disclosure = maintained and deepened their committed relationships.
- ADDITIONAL POINT: Only homosexual couples studied. Therefore results cannot be generalizable to heterosexual relationships.
- Less-skilled partners could learn self-disclosure = bring benefits to the relationship - E.G. satisfaction & commitment.
- FINDINGS
- STRENGTH: real-life applications demonstrates the value of psychological insights.
- Cultural Differences
- Tang (2013)
- Review of research literature regarding sexual self-disclosure.
- Concluded that both genders from individualist cultures (USA in this case) self disclosed significantly more sexual thoughts.
- In comparison to collectivist cultures (China)
- Both levels of self-disclosure are linked to relationship satisfaction in those cultures.
- Both levels of self-disclosure are linked to relationship satisfaction in those cultures.
- In comparison to collectivist cultures (China)
- FINDINGS
- LIMITATION: limited explanation, due to the findings coming from Western cultures - cannot be generalised to other cultures.
- Support from Research Studies
- Laurenceau (2005)
- FINDINGS
- STRENGTH: because of supportive research findings - increases confidence in validity of theory.
- Self-disclosure leads to more satisfying relationships.
- HOWEVER!
- Self-Disclosure and Satisfaction
- Theory suggests that relationship breakdown = less self-disclosure
- Duck suggests that breakdown = more self-disclosure, often very intimate, in an attempt to save relationship - though it may not be enough.
- Increased self-disclosure does not enhance the relationship
- THEREFORE:
- LIMITATION: Challenges theory because deeper self-disclosure does not lead to a deeper relationship in these circumstances
- THEREFORE:
- Increased self-disclosure does not enhance the relationship
- Self-Disclosure and Satisfaction
- HOWEVER!
- Self-disclosure leads to more satisfying relationships.
- STRENGTH: because of supportive research findings - increases confidence in validity of theory.
- Found that self-disclosure & perception of self-disclosure in partner = higher levels of intimacy in long-term married couples.
- Reverse is also true. Less imitate couples = self-disclose less often.
- Participants wrote daily diary entries.
- ADDITIONAL POINT: This is a weakness of research. Self report = unreliable - social desirability bias.
- May want their relationship to appear more secure than it is.
- ADDITIONAL POINT: This is a weakness of research. Self report = unreliable - social desirability bias.
- FINDINGS
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