Self-disclosure and liking: a meta-analytic review
Effect 1 across 94 effect sizes, mean d = 0.281 (r = .139); relationship surveys d = 0.845 (k = 6); acquaintance d = 0.378 (k = 54); person perception d = 0.191 (k = 28); field studies d = -0.308 (k = 6), interpreted by the authors as disclosure to a stranger in public violating social norms; high-versus-low and medium-versus-low intimacy comparisons did not differ significantly from zero, and the authors report the evidence that high disclosure leads to less liking than moderate disclosure was not strong.
Effect 1 across 94 effect sizes, mean d = 0.281 (r = .139); relationship surveys d = 0.845 (k = 6); acquaintance d = 0.378 (k = 54); person perception d = 0.191 (k = 28); field studies d = -0.308 (k = 6), interpreted by the authors as disclosure to a stranger in public violating social norms; high-versus-low and medium-versus-low intimacy comparisons did not differ significantly from zero, and the authors report the evidence that high disclosure leads to less liking than moderate disclosure was not strong.
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doi:10.1037/0033-2909.116.3.457. Full text read (author-hosted PDF, UCSB): Effect 1 across 94 effect sizes, mean d = 0.281 (r = .139); relationship surveys d = 0.845 (k = 6); acquaintance d = 0.378 (k = 54); person perception d = 0.191 (k = 28); field studies d = -0.308 (k = 6), interpreted by the authors as disclosure to a stranger in public violating social norms; high-versus-low and medium-versus-low intimacy comparisons did not differ significantly from zero, and the authors report the evidence that high disclosure leads to less liking than moderate disclosure was not strong.