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Perceptions of self‐disclosers: Effects of sex and physical attractiveness 1
Author(s) -
Kleinke Chris L.,
Kahn Margi Lenga
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of personality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.082
H-Index - 144
eISSN - 1467-6494
pISSN - 0022-3506
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-6494.1980.tb00827.x
Subject(s) - self disclosure , psychology , physical attractiveness , attractiveness , feeling , human physical appearance , perception , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , psychoanalysis , neuroscience
Five experiments were conducted to study perceptions of self‐disclosure by attractive and unattractive males and females. Results showed that highly disclosing females were preferred over females with medium or low self‐disclosure when their self‐disclosure was about a parental suicide or about sexual attitudes. Highly disclosing females were evaluated less favorably than females with medium self‐disclosure when their self‐disclosure was about aggressive feelings of competitiveness. Highly disclosing males were evaluated less favorably than males with medium and low self‐disclosure on all disclosure topics. Disclosers with high physical attractiveness were evaluated more favorably than disclosers with low physical attractiveness, but there was considerable variation among subject populations.