Shyness and self-disclosure among college students: the mediating role of psychological security and its gender difference

Li, Liang; Chen, Yingmin; Z, Liu

doi:10.1007/s12144-020-01099-z

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“…Researchers have discussed gender differences in self-disclosure as one of the fundamental characteristics in terms of psychological sex differences. It has been well-documented that females disclose more than males across age and culture (Dindia & Allen, 1992; Jaradat, 2020; Li et al, 2020; Zhang & Fu, 2020). As females are expected to be more social, they are inclined to disclose more to facilitate interpersonal bonding.…”

Section: Potential Moderatorsmentioning

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Self-disclosure in social media and psychological well-being: A meta-analysis

Chu

Sun

Jiang

2022

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Self-disclosure in social media and psychological well-being have been theorized to mutually influence each other. The vibrant research on this issue, however, presents mixed results, calling for a synthesis of the empirical evidence. To this end, we conducted a meta-analysis with 38 empirical studies to systematically examine the nature of the relationship between social media self-disclosure and psychological well-being. We adopted a multidimensional perspective of self-disclosure to scrutinize how the quantity (amount and depth) and quality (intent, valence, and honesty) dimensions of self-disclosure were associated with psychological well-being. The results indicated that valence and honesty of self-disclosure were moderately and positively associated with psychological well-being, but the quantity of self-disclosure was not significantly associated with psychological well-being. Participants’ gender, age, and cultural context of the studies significantly moderated the associations between some dimensions of self-disclosure and psychological well-being. Based on the meta-analysis results, we reassessed theoretical claims on self-disclosure in social media and suggested directions for future research.

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Section: Potential Moderatorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Self-disclosure in social media and psychological well-being: A meta-analysis

Chu

Sun

Jiang

2022

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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“…Based on the correlation analyses, however, increases in social anxiety were associated with decreases in self-disclosure in dyadic CMC. Mirroring face-to-face interactions among close friends (Li et al, 2020), those with high social anxiety were still more withdrawn when communicating online compared to those with lower anxiety. Despite such discrepancies, one possible explanation is that sharing personal information with close friends online carried more meaning for socially anxious young adults.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…In effect, individuals may avoid engaging (Batool & Zubair, 2018) or withdraw altogether from social situations (Leary & Kowalski, 1997). To avoid humiliation and embarrassment, socially anxious individuals strategically adopt a self-protective communication style typified by a paucity of self-disclosure (Batool & Zubair, 2018), even when with close friends (Li et al, 2020). Potentially, as a result of diminished self-disclosure, those with high social anxiety generally report lower levels of friendship quality (Freitas et al, 2019) and well-being .…”

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confidence: 99%

The socially poor get richer, the rich get poorer: The effect of online self-disclosure on social connectedness and well-being is conditional on social anxiety and audience size

Desjarlais

2022

Cyberpsychology

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Self-disclosure taking place in computer-mediated communication (CMC) is generally associated with enhanced well-being because it evokes a greater sense of connectedness. It has been established that the magnitude of the benefits reaped from online self-disclosure is conditional on social anxiety (under the lens of the poor-get-richer vs. rich-get-richer hypotheses) or audience size. What remains to be understood is whether those with low (compared to high) social anxiety experience greater social connectedness and subjective well-being in dyadic and/or masspersonal CMC. A sample of 411 Canadian undergraduate students (aged 17–21 years old) self-reported their anxiety in social situations, online self-disclosure in dyadic and masspersonal communication, current feelings of social connectedness, and subjective well-being. Model 7 of the PROCESS macro for SPSS was used to test the indirect effect of online self-disclosure on subjective well-being through feelings of social connectedness, conditioned on values of social anxiety. The model was run separately for dyadic and masspersonal CMC. Online self-disclosure was associated with positive outcomes only for those with high social anxiety. In both contexts, online self-disclosure was associated with enhanced social connectedness and in turn more positive subjective well-being. In contrast, for those with low social anxiety, increases in self-disclosure in masspersonal CMC was associated with decreases in social connectedness and poorer well-being. The indirect effect was not significant for dyadic CMC. Overall, the findings contribute to a more informed understanding of online self-disclosure as a double-edged sword. Theoretical implications for the poor-get-richer and rich-get-richer perspectives are discussed.

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“…Parents of children with ASD from Beijing, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Zhengzhou, Lanzhou, and Wuhan were first selected using convenience sampling ( Li et al, 2022 ). We recruited 258 participants who were willing to participate in the research project by contacting many school principals and kindergarten principals who provided support for this study.…”

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The relationship between parental involvement and psychological adjustment among Chinese children with autism spectrum disorder in the transition from kindergarten to primary school: A chain-mediating model

2023

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IntroductionThis study examined the impact of parental involvement on the psychological adjustment of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and the role of parenting self-efficacy and parenting stress in the transition from kindergarten to primary school.MethodsUsing the questionnaires, we collected data from 237 Chinese parents of children with ASD.ResultsMediation analyses showed that parental involvement partially promoted the psychological adjustment of children with ASD, which was reflected in the fact that parental involvement promoted children’s prosocial behavior but did not reduce their emotional/behavioral problems. Mediation analyses also revealed the role of the mediator in parenting stress between parental involvement and the psychological adjustment of children. Additionally, the results suggested that parenting self-efficacy and parenting stress played a chain-mediating role in the association between parental involvement and psychological adjustment in children with ASD.DiscussionThese findings enhance our understanding of the mechanisms underlying the relationship between parental involvement and psychological adjustment in children with ASD in the transition from kindergarten to primary school.

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Shyness and self-disclosure among college students: the mediating role of psychological security and its gender difference

Cited by 11 publications

References 56 publications

Self-disclosure in social media and psychological well-being: A meta-analysis

Self-disclosure in social media and psychological well-being: A meta-analysis

The socially poor get richer, the rich get poorer: The effect of online self-disclosure on social connectedness and well-being is conditional on social anxiety and audience size

The relationship between parental involvement and psychological adjustment among Chinese children with autism spectrum disorder in the transition from kindergarten to primary school: A chain-mediating model

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