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ERIC ED264510: The Relationship between Self-Disclosure and Well-Be... |
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It has been theorized that the need for interpersonal |
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contact is continuous throughout life and is necessary |
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for one's well-being. The concept of self-disclosure, the |
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process of making the self known to other persons, has |
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been associated with varying levels of well-being. The |
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content and comprehensiveness of self-disclosure by the |
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elderly to an adult child vis-a-vis self-disclosure to a |
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friend was examined and the relationship between self- |
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disclosure and well-being in the elderly was analyzed. A |
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volunteer sample of 107 elderly persons from six New York |
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City senior citizen centers completed Lohman's Life |
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Satisfactiion Scale and a modified version of Moriwaki's |
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Self Disclosure Questionnaire. Results showed that |
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differences in content areas disclosed to an adult child |
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and those disclosed to a friend were significant. There |
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was also a significant relationship between the content |
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revealed to an adult child and well-being. Disclosure may |
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have been listed secondary to other basic material needs |
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since the group studied had a lower than average |
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socioeconomic status. But the finding that different |
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aspects of the self were disclosed in greater amounts to |
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different individuals suggests that the elderly have a |
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need for continued interaction with different network |
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systems. (ABB) |
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Date Published: 2014-12-30 12:56:58 |
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Identifier: ERIC_ED264510 |
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Item Size: 20605886 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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