Overly shallow?: Miscalibrated expectations create a barrier to deeper conversation
conversations with strangers felt less awkward and created more connectedness and happiness than expected; participants especially overestimated the awkwardness of deep conversations and expected others to care less about their disclosures than they did.
conversations with strangers felt less awkward and created more connectedness and happiness than expected; participants especially overestimated the awkwardness of deep conversations and expected others to care less about their disclosures than they did.
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doi:10.1037/pspa0000281. Abstract read: conversations with strangers felt less awkward and created more connectedness and happiness than expected; participants especially overestimated the awkwardness of deep conversations and expected others to care less about their disclosures than they did.