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Self-disclosure: an attributional perspective.

C B Wortman, P Adesman, E Herman

    Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
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    Early intimate disclosures negatively impact interpersonal attraction. Accepting responsibility for personal events also reduced likability, contrary to expectations in this study on disclosure timing and responsibility.

    Area of Science:

    • Social Psychology
    • Interpersonal Communication

    Background:

    • Understanding factors influencing interpersonal attraction is crucial in social psychology.
    • The timing and perceived responsibility of intimate disclosures are key elements in relationship development.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate how the timing of intimate self-disclosure affects interpersonal attraction.
    • To examine the impact of assigning responsibility for a disclosed event on likability.

    Main Methods:

    • Participants interacted with a confederate who made a personal disclosure.
    • Disclosure timing was manipulated (early vs. late in a 10-minute conversation).
    • Confederate's responsibility attribution was varied (accepted, external, or unstated).

    Main Results:

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    • Early disclosures led to significantly lower likability compared to late disclosures.
    • Unexpectedly, confederates accepting responsibility were liked less than those blaming external factors or not mentioning responsibility.

    Conclusions:

    • The timing of intimate disclosure significantly influences interpersonal attraction, with early disclosures being less favorable.
    • Attributions of responsibility for disclosed events have complex effects on attraction, with self-responsibility potentially being detrimental.