Self-Disclosure in Intimate Relationships: Associations with Individual and Relationship Characteristics Over Time

By Susan Sprecher, Susan S. Hendrick. 2004

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Demography, Social Psychology

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Cultural differences in intimacy: The influence of gender-role ideology and individualism—collectivism (2008, background): “Within the western psychological literature, intimacy is often conceptualized as resulting from self-disclosure – revealing personal feelings, thoughts, and experiences to another person (Altman & Taylor, 1973; Jourard, 1971; Sprecher & Hendrick, 2004).”
Sweetheart, you really make me happy: romantic relationship quality and personality as predictors of happiness among emerging adults (2008, background): “Second, theory and research consider intimacy as an important component of relationship satisfaction (Prager, 1995; Sprecher & Hendrick, 2004 ).”
The romantic partner conflict scale: A new scale to measure relationship conflict (2009, background): “When individuals are disclosing, they are more satisfied, more committed, and experience greater love for partners (Sprecher & Hendrick, 2004).”
Communicative and Relational Dimensions of Shared Family Identity and Relational Intentions in Mother-in-Law/Daughter-in-Law Relationships: Developing a Conceptual Model for Mother-in-Law/Daughter-in-Law Research (2009, background): “…the formation and development of interpersonal relationships (Burleson, Albrecht, & Sarason, 1994), and are related to perceptions of relational quality (Rook & Ituarte, 1999; Sprecher & Hendrick, 2004; Weber & Patterson, 1996) and solidarity (Weber, Johnson, & Corrigan, 2004; Wheeless, 1978).”
A Multicomponent Conceptualization of Authenticity: Theory and Research (2006, background): “Moreover, prior studies (e.g., Meeks, Hendrick, & Hendrick, 1998; Sprecher & Hendrich, 2004) demonstrate that self‐disclosure tendencies relate positively to relationship satisfaction.”
Relational mobility and close relationships: A socioecological approach to explain cross‐cultural differences (2017, background): “Self-disclosure Self-disclosure is “the process of revealing personal information about oneself to another” (Sprecher & Hendrick, 2004, p. 858), such as one’s secrets, failures, and weaknesses.”