PS271 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Orbital Inclination
Document Summary
Revealing inimate informaion about oneself to another person. People involved in a conversaion reveal informaion about themselves at approximately the same level of inimacy. Self-disclosure leads to feelings of atracion and trust. People who know each other have highest level of disclosure reciprocity. Amount of self-disclosure in a marriage is a strong predictor of relaionship saisfacion. Women disclose more inimately and to more people than men do. Self disclosure men are considered beter adjusted when they talk about masculine topics. Men and women are more likely to be accepted when they disclose within the appropriate societal roles for their gender. Leads to improvements in physical health and psychological well-being: beneicial regardless of the medium of disclosure. People who conceal unpleasant personal informaion tend to experience depression and a lower sense of well-being. Occurs when a person"s network of social relaionships is smaller or less saisfying than the person desires. Causes and consequences of loneliness vary as a funcion of culture.
