Who has secrets and who keeps them? Individual differences in disclosure and secrecy
F. Katelynn Boland,
Michael L. Slepian,
Sarah Ward
Abstract:Recent work has made great strides in understanding the situations that prompt people to disclose information or keep secrets. Through four studies ( N = 24,684), this article provides new insights into disclosure and secrecy through the lens of individual differences. Studies 1 and 2 find that higher levels of private self-consciousness are associated with greater disclosure, while higher levels of public self-consciousness are associated with greater secrecy. Studies 3 and 4 examined the Big Five personality… Show more
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