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The relationship of self‐disclosure to personality, adjustment and self‐actualization
Author(s) -
Lombardo John P.,
Fantasia Saverio C.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197610)32:4<765::aid-jclp2270320404>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - psychology , self actualization , self disclosure , personality , alienation , clinical psychology , social psychology , developmental psychology , law , political science
Abstract This study tested the hypothesis that a high level of self‐disclosure is indicative of psychological adjustment and self‐actualization. The self‐disclosure scale. Social Avoidance and Distress, Fear of Negative Evaluation, Alienation and Repression‐Sensitization scales were administered to 60 S s. The results for all scales indicated that a high level of disclosure was associated with adjustment as measured by these scales. A second group of 94 S s completed the self‐disclosure scale and the Personal Orientation Inventory, a measure of self‐actualization. The results indicated that high disclosers compared to low disclosers had achieved a higher level of self‐actualization. That is, there were significant correlations between self‐disclosure and measures of self‐actualization such as Time Competence, Internal Support, Existentiality, Self‐Acceptance and Capacity for Intimate Contact.