Self-Disclosure Here and Now: Combining Retrospective Perceived Assessment With Dynamic Behavioral Measures

Area of Science:

• Psychology
• Linguistics
• Communication Studies

Background:

• Previous self-disclosure (SD) research primarily relied on retrospective self-report measures.
• Limited investigation into actual, in-the-moment self-disclosure during interpersonal interactions exists.
• Existing methods often overlook the dynamic and situated nature of self-disclosure.

Purpose of the Study:

• To propose a comprehensive approach combining traditional and novel objective measures for assessing self-disclosure.
• To evaluate situated self-disclosure using dynamic, real-time interactional data.
• To develop a multidimensional framework for understanding and predicting self-disclosure behavior.

Main Methods:

• Development of new objective and dynamic measures for situated self-disclosure.
• Utilizing linguistic parameters (word choice) and acoustic features (intonation, fluency) to assess actual SD.
• Integrating these with traditional measures of stable SD properties.

Main Results:

• The new measures capture self-disclosure in the 'here and now' of interaction.
• Transient situational factors influencing self-disclosure, such as interaction dynamics, can be identified.
• A three-dimensional evaluation framework for self-disclosure profiles is proposed.

Conclusions:

• The proposed approach offers a more accurate and dynamic assessment of self-disclosure.
• This method enhances the prediction of self-disclosure behavior across various situations.
• Findings have significant theoretical and clinical implications for understanding interpersonal communication.