Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Semester of Degree Completion
1984
Thesis Director
Douglas Bock
Abstract
This study empirically examined the effects of sex (gender), intimacy, and attractiveness on reported self-disclosure. The results were supportive of the attractiveness, intimacy, and gender of the self-disclosee variables in their relationship to self-disclosure. Results failed to support hypotheses involving the gender of the self-discloser variable.
The independent variables used in the study were: (1) Gender1 of the self-discloser (male-female), (2) Intimacy (intimate friend, acquaintance, and stranger), (3) Gender2 of the self-disclosee (male-female), and physical attractiveness (Attractive or Unattractive). The dependent variable used was the amount of perceived self-disclosure. A 2x3x2x2 analysis of variance used to test each hypothesis showed significant interaction between Intimacy, Gender2, and Attractiveness. In addition, the analysis indicated a significant main effect for the independent variable Gender1.
Recommended Citation
Forst, Edmund Jr., "Sex Differences, Intimacy, and Attractiveness in Reported Self-Disclosure: Same-Sex Dyads vs Opposite-Sex Dyads" (1984). Masters Theses. 2835.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/2835
Included in
Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication Commons, Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Commons
