Effects of gender, target's gender, topic, and self-esteem on disclosure to best and midling friends

Dolgin, Kim G.; Meyer, Leslie A.; Schwartz, Janet

doi:10.1007/bf00289759

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“…Although it may be appropriate to ask about same-sex best friend in an adolescent sample, it is unclear whether a same-sex friend would be the primary confidant in a college sample. Previous research on a college sample indicates that men prefer to confide in their opposite-sex friends more so than their same-sex friends (Dindia & Allen, 1992;Dolgin, Meyer, & Schwartz, 1991;Komarovsky, 1974). In addition, research on adolescents has found that as individuals move from early to middle adolescence, preference for confiding in the parent decreases and confiding in the romantic partner increases (Nomaguchi, 2008).…”

Section: Department Of Psychology Saint Joseph's Universitymentioning

confidence: 94%

A Daily Diary Study of Co-Rumination, Stressful Life Events, and Depressed Mood in Late Adolescents

White

Shih

2012

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

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The purpose of this study was to extend the research on co-rumination and depressed mood by examining the impact of co-rumination on depressed mood on a daily basis while controlling for the effects of daily stress events in a sample of late adolescents. Two-hundred and seventy-nine predominantly Caucasian college students (95 male, 184 female) completed a baseline assessment as well as morning and evening online surveys for 7 days as part of a daily diary study. Baseline assessment measured co-rumination and depressive symptoms, whereas morning surveys measured depressed mood and evening surveys included questions about depressed mood, within-day co-rumination, and daily stressful life events. Data were analyzed using Multilevel Modeling due to the daily nature of the data. Women co-ruminated more than men on a daily basis. Daily co-rumination predicted within-day increases in depressed mood while controlling for stress. Baseline co-rumination moderated the relationship between daily stressful life events and depressed mood, but daily co-rumination did not moderate this relationship. Co-rumination with closest confidant is associated with within-day worsening of depressed mood. Future research should consider the impact of co-rumination with closest confidants in addition to same-sex best friend. Implications for treatment include active consideration and discussion of patient's coping and support-seeking behaviors and paying greater attention to the types of dialogue that occur within one's social support network.

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Section: Department Of Psychology Saint Joseph's Universitymentioning

confidence: 94%

A Daily Diary Study of Co-Rumination, Stressful Life Events, and Depressed Mood in Late Adolescents

White

Shih

2012

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

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“…Prior research involving the analysis of turning points has not extensively focused on gender differences (e.g., Baxter & Bullis, 1986;Graham, 1997); however, traditional theories that privilege face-to-face contact would lead one to predict significant differences between women and men in LD friendships. Research focusing on GC friendships has revealed that women are more likely than men to self-disclose to their friends (Dolgin, Meyer, & Schwartz, 1991), whereas activities are apparently more central to developing closeness among men than women (Swain, 1989). Rose (1984) discovered that for women, the most commonly reported reasons for failure to maintain LD friendships related to dating and marriage.…”

Section: Previous Research Examining Commitment In Ld Relationshipsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Changes in Friendship Commitment: Comparing Geographically Close and Long-Distance Young-Adult Friendships

Johnson

Becker

Craig

et al. 2009

Communication Quarterly

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“…Finally, previous studies have revealed that females are more likely than males to selfdisclose in real life (Collins and Miller 1994;Reis et al 1985;Snell et al 1988). The female-female dyad was the most frequently observed pair to engage in selfdisclosure, whereas the male-male dyad was least likely to engage in self-disclosure on intimate topics (Dolgin and Minowa 1997;Dolgin et al 1991). Future research may investigate how the sex composition of interactive pairs affects adolescent sexual self-disclosure.…”

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confidence: 86%

Differences in Engaging in Sexual Disclosure Between Real Life and Cyberspace Among Adolescents: Social Penetration Model Revisited

Yang

Chiou

2010

Curr Psychol

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To date, relatively few studies have begun to explore adolescents' sexual selfdisclosure in cyberspace. Rare research has taken a close look at differences in adolescents' sexual self-disclosure occurring in real life and cyberspace. The social penetration model suggests that an individual's level of sexual disclosure should be in accordance with relationship intimacy in real life. The current study investigated whether the effects of relationship intimacy on adolescents' willingness to disclose sexual history differ in terms of sex and communication environment (real life vs. cyberspace). A total of 419 Taiwanese adolescents completed a survey about their willingness to communicate on different sexual topics in the contexts of varying levels of relationship intimacy. The results showed that in real life both male and female adolescents showed a parallel relationship between willingness to engage in sexual disclosure and relationship intimacy, supporting predictions according to the social penetration model. However, in cyberspace, male adolescents exhibited a greater willingness to communicate, regardless of degree of relationship intimacy, whereas females revealed a U-shape trend regarding the effect of relationship intimacy on willingness to communicate. These findings indicate that sexual disclosure on the part of adolescents in cyberspace departs from the perspective of the social penetration model.

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Effects of gender, target's gender, topic, and self-esteem on disclosure to best and midling friends

Cited by 36 publications

References 39 publications

A Daily Diary Study of Co-Rumination, Stressful Life Events, and Depressed Mood in Late Adolescents

A Daily Diary Study of Co-Rumination, Stressful Life Events, and Depressed Mood in Late Adolescents

Changes in Friendship Commitment: Comparing Geographically Close and Long-Distance Young-Adult Friendships

Differences in Engaging in Sexual Disclosure Between Real Life and Cyberspace Among Adolescents: Social Penetration Model Revisited

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