"But enough about me...": An investigation of young adults' self-disclosure in summer camp environments.

详细信息   

• 作者：Hunt ; Courtney Elizabeth.
• 学历：Master
• 年：2011
• 关键词：Social Penetration Theory ; Irwin Altman ; Dalmas Tayl
• 导师：Mullen,Faith E.,eadvisorBeavers,Lynnda S.ecommittee memberMullen,William L.ecommittee member
• 毕业院校：Liberty University
• Department：Communication Studies.
• ISBN：9781124594743
• CBH：1491231
• Country：USA
• 语种：English
• FileSize：484150
• Pages：141

文摘

Irwin Altman and Dalmas Taylors social penetration theory has been applied to numerous studies on self-disclosure for various target groups and contexts. While the self-disclosure of adolescents and young adults has been studied by many researchers,the self-disclosure of young adults at summer camp has not previously been studied,nor has it been compared with young adults self-disclosure to new acquaintances in familiar settings. In this study,the researcher examined young adults tendencies in self-disclosure while in camp settings to identify if self-disclosure at camp differed from their typical self-disclosure tendencies and if their self-disclosure at summer camp increased compared to their typical self-disclosure. The researcher also examined the self-disclosure of female young adults compared to male young adults while at camp and in familiar settings to determine if differences occur between genders. Participants in the study completed a survey inquiring about their predictions of their self-disclosure to a new acquaintance in a familiar setting and about their reported self-disclosure to a new acquaintance while at summer camp. The results of the study are inconclusive.