TY - JOUR
AU1 - Laurenceau, Jean-Philippe
AU2 - Barrett, Lisa Feldman
AU3 - Pietromonaco, Paula R.
AB - H. T. Reis and P. Shaver's (1988)interpersonal process model of intimacy suggests that both self-disclosure and partner responsiveness contribute to the experience of intimacy in interactions. Two studies tested this model using an event-contingent diary methodology in which participants provided information immediately after their social interactions over 1 (Study 1) or 2 (Study 2) weeks. For each interaction, participants reported on their self-disclosures, partner disclosures, perceived partner responsiveness, and degree of intimacy experienced in the interaction. Overall, the findings strongly supported the conceptualization of intimacy as a combination of self-disclosure and partner disclosure at the level of individual interactions with partner responsiveness as a partial mediator in this process. Additionally, in Study 2, self-disclosure of emotion emerged as a more important predictor of intimacy than did self-disclosure of facts and information.
TI - Intimacy as an Interpersonal Process: The Importance of Self-Disclosure, Partner Disclosure, and Perceived Partner Responsiveness in Interpersonal Exchanges
JF - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
DO - 10.1037/0022-3514.74.5.1238
DA - 1998-05-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/intimacy-as-an-interpersonal-process-the-importance-of-self-disclosure-lTYR4UcYEc
SP - 1238
EP - 1251
VL - 74
IS - 5
DP - DeepDyve
ER -