The Relationship Between Uncertainty Level and Self-Disclosure Over Time.

Dallinger, Judith M.; Prisbell, Marshall

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Title: The Relationship Between Uncertainty Level and Self-Disclosure Over Time.

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Title:	The Relationship Between Uncertainty Level and Self-Disclosure Over Time.
Authors:	Dallinger, Judith M.; Prisbell, Marshall
Descriptors:	College Students; Communication Research; Disclosure; Higher Education; Interpersonal Relationship
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Publication Date:	1981-11-00
Pages:	31
Pub Types:	Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Abstract:	A study investigated the way in which self-disclosure and uncertainty levels operated over time in 44 developing relationships. The 88 subjects in the study were assigned to dyadic relationships, with the dyads working together on various tasks throughout the semester of an introductory speech class. Uncertainty level and five dimensions of disclosure level (amount, intent, honesty, depth, and positiveness of disclosures) were measured three times during the semester. Results indicated that a combination of the five dimensions of self-disclosure failed to predict uncertainty levels at any time. As hypothesized, uncertainty level decreased over time and amount of disclosure increased over time. However, perceptions of intent of disclosure, honesty of disclosure, and depth of disclosure--all of which were hypothesized to increase over time--fluctuated, while positiveness of disclosure did not significantly change over time. Failure to support the hypotheses may have been the result of the poor reliability and inadequate validity of the self-disclosure instrument and the laboratory-type setting. (RL)
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Note:	Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Speech Communication Association (67th, Anaheim, CA, November 12-15, 1981).
Identifiers:	Dyadic Communication; Self Disclosure; Uncertainty; Uncertainty Reduction
Record Type:	Non-Journal
Level:	1 - Available on microfiche
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Languages:	English
Education Level:	Higher Education

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