Resumen de Involvement in a conversation and attributions concerning excessive self-disclosure
Jessica J. Weisel, Paul E. King
Based on social exchange theory, one assumes that inordinate levels of highly personal information presented by one conversational partner lead to undesirable perceptions and relational consequences. However, conversational participants hearing disclosures may devote attentional capacity to encoding processes, self-monitoring, or responding. Alternatively, there is reason to suggest that an interpersonal bonding may mitigate the negative evaluations associated with high self-disclosure. Those factors would not be present in research designs not employing actual conversations. The present study examined moderate and high levels of self-disclosure in an initial interaction. The study found that participants in such interactions displayed significantly greater tolerance for high levels of disclosure than did observers. As a result, previous work in self-disclosure must be carefully interpreted in terms of methodologies.
