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An Examination of Self-Disclosure Willingness Among Adolescents

This study surveyed the willingness of adolescents to self-disclose in different situations. One hundred and forty high school students were surveyed in a suburban, southwestern city. The survey included Gordon Chelune's Self-disclosure Situations Survey, Michael Leary's Social Anxiety Survey, and a 40-item situational survey created to test students' self-disclosure willingness in normal situations. It was hypothesized that students would more readily disclose to peers than parents or counselors; that they would more readily disclose in warm, informal settings than cold, formal ones; and that there would be a significant negative correlation between social anxiety and self-disclosure. There was a small but significant negative correlation between social anxiety and students' willingness to disclose only in a warm setting. The other hypotheses were proved.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504104
Date05 1900
CreatorsHall, Benton G. (Benton Garrett)
ContributorsSpitzberg, Brian H., Rogers, James L. (James Lloyd), 1926-, Hurt, H. Thomas
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formativ, 49 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Hall, Benton G. (Benton Garrett), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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