self disclosure mind map
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- Created on: 04-02-19 11:46
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- Self disclosure
- self disclosure is the idea that relationships are build on trust which is demonstrated by gradually revealing personal information
- central concept to the social penetration theory proposed by Altman and Taylor
- Breadth and depth
- at first people share a lot of info about certain aspects (depth)
- Some personal information is off limits (breadth)
- as they build trust in their partner's understanding both increase
- depth: music tastes hobbies and interests breadth: religious and political beliefs, family values
- Research:
- Has and Hartford: homosexual couples- 57% considered open self disclosure a main way to maintain close relationships
- Evaluation:
- Supported by research
- Boom and bust: Cooper and Sportolari anonymity made them disclose personal information earlier- more intense 'boom'
- The necessary trust foundation isn't established so the intensity cannot be sustained 'bust'
- Support comes from correlational research so cause and effect cannot be established which reduces validity
- Self disclosure has everyday applications- can be used to enhance romantic relationships
- Issues and debates
- Limited by taking a nomothetic approach- by claiming that high self disclosure leads to greater satisfaction
- Ignores other factors such as cultural practices and personality
- Reducing satisfaction down to a single factor it ignores other aspects such as attractiveness and complementarity to.
- This suggests that it could benefit from taking an idiographic approach looking at unique experiences in detail
- Reducing satisfaction down to a single factor it ignores other aspects such as attractiveness and complementarity to.
- Ignores other factors such as cultural practices and personality
- Based on western individualist culture- Tang et al. Men in the USA tended t disclose more sexual info than those in china
- However relationship satisfaction was high in both showing self disclosure is not a requirement. This means the approach is culturally biased
- Limited by taking a nomothetic approach- by claiming that high self disclosure leads to greater satisfaction
- self disclosure is the idea that relationships are build on trust which is demonstrated by gradually revealing personal information
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