Self-disclosure
An attributional perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6197858 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Camille B Wortman (Northwestern University), Peter Adesman, Elliot Herman, Richard Greenberg (0000-0002-8792-3005) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 184-191 |
| Publication date | 1976-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0022-3514.33.2.184 |
| PMID | 1271209 |
| OpenAlex | W1976449948 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 37 |
| References cited | 2 |
This experiment examined the effect of timing of an intimate disclosure and assignment of responsibility for the event disclosed on interpersonal attraction. Subjects were induced to interact with a confederate who in all cases revealed something quite personal about himself. The disclosure occurred either early or near the end of a 10-minute conversation. The confederate accepted responsibility for the event disclosed, did not mention responsibility, or assigned responsibility to external factors. Negative traits were assigned to the early disclosure, and he was liked significantly less than the late discloser. The results are explained in terms of differential attributions made to early and late disclosures. The results for the assignment of responsibility variable were surprising: The confederate who accepted responsibility for the event disclosed elicited more negative reactions than the confederate who blamed other factors or who did not mention responsibility. Some possible reasons for this unexpected finding are discussed.
Attraction · Attribution · Conversation · Empathy · Event (particle physics · Interpersonal attraction · Interpersonal communication · Moral responsibility · Perspective (graphical · Perspective-taking · Self-disclosure · Social responsibility · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Cultural Differences and Values · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Law · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,77 |
| Citation span | 1978 - 2020 (43) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 33 |