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Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Interpersonal Relationships

Background:

  • Shared reality theory posits individuals engage socially to connect and gain understanding.
  • Existing research focuses on developing and maintaining shared realities and their outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To extend shared reality theory by exploring the implications of *not* sharing realities (i.e., secrecy).
  • To investigate how secrecy influences relational and epistemic motives and impacts well-being.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical extension of shared reality theory.
  • Integration of existing literature on shared reality and secrecy.

Main Results:

  • Secrecy may undermine relational motives by reducing feelings of connection.
  • Secrecy can thwart epistemic motives by limiting access to others' insights.
  • Both effects of secrecy may negatively impact individual well-being.

Conclusions:

  • Shared reality theory can offer predictions regarding the mechanisms and well-being consequences of secrecy.
  • Integrating research on shared reality and secrecy offers novel theoretical insights.
  • Future research should investigate the intersection of shared reality and secrecy.