Intimacy as an interpersonal process: The importance of self-disclosure, partner disclosure, and perceived partner responsiveness in interpersonal exchanges
Laurenceau, Barrett and Pietromonaco, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 74(5), 1998, 1238-1251. Two diary studies, one week (Study 1) and two weeks (Study 2), rating own disclosures, partner disclosures, perceived partner responsiveness and intimacy after each interaction. Intimacy followed disclosure from both sides, with responsiveness a partial mediator. In Study 2, disclosure of emotion predicted intimacy better than disclosure of facts.
Laurenceau, Barrett and Pietromonaco, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 74(5), 1998, 1238-1251. Two diary studies, one week (Study 1) and two weeks (Study 2), rating own disclosures, partner disclosures, perceived partner responsiveness and intimacy after each interaction. Intimacy followed disclosure from both sides, with responsiveness a partial mediator. In Study 2, disclosure of emotion predicted intimacy better than disclosure of facts.
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Laurenceau, J.-P., Barrett, L. F., & Pietromonaco, P. R. (1998). Intimacy as an interpersonal process: The importance of self-disclosure, partner disclosure, and perceived partner responsiveness in interpersonal exchanges. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74(5), 1238-1251. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.74.5.1238 https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.74.5.1238