Date of Award

Summer 1991

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Psychology

Program/Concentration

Psychology

Committee Director

Valerian J. Derlega

Committee Member

Frederick G. Freeman

Committee Member

Raymond H. Kirby

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.P65U46

Abstract

The study examined subjects' perceptions about disclosure of emotion by a stimulus person who was depicted as extraverted or introverted, and subjects' self-disclosure of emotion based on their own level of extraversion. In addition, the role of gender in disclosure of emotion was examined. The findings on differences in disclosure of emotion based on gender are considered tentative. Males self-disclosed anger more to same-sex stimulus persons than did females, but this was the only significant difference. An introverted compared to an extraverted stimulus person was found to elicit more disclosure about emotions associated with calmness and depression. Emotions which an introverted stimulus person is perceived to disclose are depression, calmness, anxiety, and apathy. An extraverted stimulus person is perceived as being more likely to disclose happiness. The roles of predictability, understanding, and friendliness in self-disclosure of emotion is discussed.

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DOI

10.25777/6fwd-ed21

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