Sex Roles and Self-Disclosure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13650720 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Judy C Pearson (Iowa State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 640-640 |
| Publication date | 1980-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1980.47.2.640 |
| OpenAlex | W2316228534 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
The present study examined the contradictory findings concerning the relationship between sex and self-disclosure. Among the findings are that women disclose more than men (3, 6 ) , men disclose more than women (5, 8 ) , and men and women appear to self-disclose to the same extent (4, 7 ) . Two hundred and ten women and 209 men, enrolled in a large midwestern university, completed the Bem Sex-role Inventory ( 1 ) and the Self-disclosure Situations Survey ( 2 ) . The femininity and masculinity scales on the Bem were trichotomized, and subjects were classified as low (masculinity score L Gg), moderate (masculinity score between 69 and 78) , or high (masculinity score k 78) on masculiniry and as low (femininity score L 6 6 ) , moderate (femininity score between 66 and 74 ) , or high (femininity score 5 74). on femininity. A 3 X 3 X 2 (femininity x masculinity x sex) completely randomized design was used. Regression analysis demonstrated no significant difference in the total selfdisclosure of men and women. However, masculine women self-disclosed more total information than women low in masculinity ( P = 9.40, P = .002). Tukey's H S D test showed that women low in masculinity and women high in masculinity differed significantly in their self-disclosure ( H S D = 4.18, 206; observed difference = 5.521). Furthermore, feminine men self-disclosed more total information than men low in femininity ( P = 13.71, P = .0005). Tukey's H S D test showed that men high in femininity make more total disclosures than men who are moderate in femininity ( H S D = 4.74, 205; observed difference = 4.88) and make more total disclosures than men low in femininity ( H S D = 4.74, 205; observed difference = 7.33). Sex roles appear to provide a more accurate predictor of self-disclosure than biological sex. Previous conflicting findings on self-disclosure may be a result of ignoring sex roles, an apparently important mediating variable
Developmental psychology · Self-disclosure · Clinical Psychology · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 1987 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |