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Publication details [#51971]

Derlega, Valerian J., Barbara A. Winstead, Alicia Mathews and Abby L. Braitman. 2008. Why Does Someone Reveal Highly Personal Information? Attributions for and against Self-Disclosure in Close Relationships. Communication Research Reports 25 (2) : 115–130.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

communicative style | information processing | motivation | self-presentation | social relationship

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Annotation

This study explores individuals' causal attributions for disclosing or not disclosing personal information in close relationships with dating partners, mothers, fathers, and same-sex friends. The revealed goals appear consistent with social exchange and interdependence and privacy theories on self-disclosure decisions.