This experiment was conducted to determine the effects of interpersonal attraction, professional status and disclosure level on inclination to disclose within a dyad. Two levels of each variable were tested, yielding eight hypotheses developed from the central proposition of exchange theory. Eighty undergraduate students participated in the study which required them to interview a female confederate, posing as a candidate for a faculty position at the university they were attending. During this interview, participants were encouraged to talk spontaneously with the confederate though her own responses were scripted. Each interview was audiotaped and later content-analyzed for breadth and depth of disclosure. It was predicted that the confederate high in interpersonal attraction and high in professional status who disclosed intimate information would promote the greatest number and the most intimate disclosures from the participants. Results indicated that of the three variables tested, only disclosure level significantly influenced disclosure on the part of the participants and, in fact, only depth of disclosure was affected. Implications for exchange theory as an explanation for disclosure reciprocity are discussed. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 44-07, Section: A, page: 1971. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1983.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75150 |
| Contributors | SWIFT, LOUISA HARVIE WOODRUFF., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 159 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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