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  • Social Psychology
  • Personality Psychology

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  • Previous research has extensively studied the act of keeping secrets.
  • However, the factors influencing who individuals choose to confide in remain largely unexplored.
  • Understanding the recipients of confidences is crucial for a comprehensive view of interpersonal dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the personality traits that predict whether an individual is confided in.
  • To examine the distinct roles of specific personality facets within broader trait domains (e.g., agreeableness, extraversion).
  • To explore the underlying interpersonal mechanisms driving these associations.

Main Methods:

  • Five empirical studies were conducted.
  • Data were collected using both self-report and peer-report measures of personality and confiding.
  • Statistical analyses were employed to identify significant predictors of being confided in.

Main Results:

  • Compassion (empathy, desire to help) and assertiveness (agency, drive) positively predicted being confided in.
  • Politeness (concern with social norms) and enthusiasm (positive sociality) negatively predicted being confided in.
  • These findings held true across self- and peer-report assessments.

Conclusions:

  • Interpersonal aspects of personality, even within the same broad trait (e.g., agreeableness, extraversion), are influenced by distinct causal forces.
  • Compassion and assertiveness foster trust and encourage confidences, while politeness and enthusiasm may signal different interpersonal dynamics.
  • The study advances understanding of personality's role in social connection and information sharing.