A Test of Self-Disclosure Based on Perceptions of a Target's Loneliness and Gender Orientation.

Wheeless, Virginia Eman; And Others

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Publication Date: 1988

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A Test of Self-Disclosure Based on Perceptions of a Target's Loneliness and Gender Orientation.

Wheeless, Virginia Eman; And Others

Communication Quarterly, v36 n2 p109-21 Spr 1988

Examines the interactive effects of others' definitions of the target's loneliness and masculine and feminine personality characteristics on self-disclosure to the target. Indicates that a target's perceived feminine and low loneliness characteristics are most related to honest disclosures, and perceived high loneliness to depth of disclosures. (JK)

Descriptors: Androgyny, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Research, Communication Skills, Females, Interpersonal Communication, Males, Masculinity, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Sex, Sex Role, Social Cognition

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: UCLA Loneliness Scale

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