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Self-disclosure as a situated interactional practice.

Charles Antaki1, Rebecca Barnes, Ivan Leudar

  • 1Discourse and Rhetoric Group, Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, UK. c.antaki@lboro.ac.uk

The British Journal of Social Psychology
|July 12, 2005
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This study explores self-disclosure beyond experimental psychology, viewing it as a social performance. Analyzing real-world interactions reveals patterns in voluntary personal data revelation and social functions, often missed by traditional research.

Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Sociology of Communication

Background:

  • Self-disclosure is frequently studied in psychology, often operationalized and measured as a dependent variable or manipulated as an independent variable.
  • Traditional research paradigms may overlook the interactive and contextual nature of self-disclosure in everyday life.
  • Existing experimental approaches risk missing the nuanced social performance aspect of revealing personal information.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To re-examine self-disclosure as a social performance within its interactive context.
  • To identify patterns in the design and social function of self-disclosure in ordinary life.
  • To highlight limitations of a-contextual, experimenter-defined phenomena in understanding self-disclosure.

Main Methods:

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  • Analysis of real-world examples of self-disclosure as social performances.
  • Examination of interactional context and consequences of voluntary revelations of personal data.
  • Qualitative investigation of patterns in disclosure design and social function.

Main Results:

  • Self-disclosure in ordinary life is a social performance, intricately tied to interaction.
  • Patterns exist in how individuals voluntarily reveal personal data and the social functions these disclosures serve.
  • Standard experimental factors and measures often fail to capture these interactional patterns and functions.

Conclusions:

  • Understanding self-disclosure requires considering its performance in social interaction, not just as an experimental variable.
  • The study reveals hidden patterns in the design and function of self-disclosure within its natural context.
  • A shift towards analyzing interactional context is crucial for a comprehensive understanding of self-disclosure.