RELATIONSHIPS: Self-disclosure

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Define social penetration.
Gaining greater understanding of one another through bearing ones inner self.
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Define reciprocity.
Responding to your partners disclosure by disclosing more.
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Define self-disclosure.
Revealing personal information about oneself more and more as the relationship progresses. When used appropriately, it can strengthen the relationship.
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What is breadth?
Beginning narrow, getting wider. E.g. the range of topics you would talk about as dating progresses.
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What is depth?
Beginning shallow, getting deeper. e.g. the amount you would get into particular topics as dating progresses.
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What does an increase in breadth and depth do for a relationship?
Increase committment.
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How does the exchange of information change as a relationship progresses?
It turns from low-risk to high-risk information.
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To be successful, how must self-disclosure occur?
Gradually, and be reciprocated.
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What were Sprecher and Hendrick's findings in regards to social penetration theory?
+0.3 correlation (moderate in terms of **) in heterosexual couples between several measures of satisfaction and self-disclosure.
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What do Sprecher and Hendrick's and Laurenceau et al. findings in regards to social penetration theory mean?
Increase our confidence in the validity of the theory that self-disclosure leads to more satisfying and committed relationships, as the data has been replicated.
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What were Laurenceay et al's findings in regards to social penetration theory?
Self-disclosure and perception of linked to greater intimacy in married couples. Less intimate couples disclosed less often.
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How could greater satisfaction cause increased self-disclosure?
It could create a 'virtuous circle', where more satisfaction causes more intimate self-disclosure, and therefore more satisfaction, and so on. Therefore, self-disclosure may be more complex than the theory assumes.
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How could a third factor cause an increase in both satisfaction and self-disclosure?
Time spent together could increase more opportunities for self-disclosure and therefore increase satisfaction. Therefore self-disclosure is not a direct cause, negating the theory.
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What real-life applications has research into self-disclosure led to?
Marriage and relationships counselling.
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Why might one be provoked to go to marriage counselling?
Levinger and Huston found that most couples view marriage as the most intimate adult relationship they experience , serving as their primary source of affection and support. Any drops in such are very common reasons to attend counselling.
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What are the aims of marriage counselling?
Increasing or enhancing intimacy.
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How might Laurenceau's research inform the counselling given to couples experiencing problems?
Demonstrates how deeper intimacy and self-disclosure prolongs relationships.
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What were Hass and Stafford's findings in terms of IRL application?
57? of gay men and women said that open and honest self-disclosure was the main way they maintained and deepened relationships.
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What do Hass and Stafford's findings in terms of IRL application mean?
'less-skilled' partners, who use small-talk can learn to use self-disclosure to benefit the relationship.
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Define reciprocity.

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Responding to your partners disclosure by disclosing more.

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Define self-disclosure.

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What is breadth?

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What is depth?

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