Intimacy as an interpersonal process: the importance of self-disclosure, partner disclosure, and perceived partner responsiveness in interpersonal exchanges.
@article{Laurenceau1998IntimacyAA, title={Intimacy as an interpersonal process: the importance of self-disclosure, partner disclosure, and perceived partner responsiveness in interpersonal exchanges.}, author={Jean-Philippe Laurenceau and Lisa Feldman Barrett and Paula R. Pietromonaco}, journal={Journal of personality and social psychology}, year={1998}, volume={74 5}, pages={ 1238-51 } }
H. T. Reis and P. Shaver's (1988) interpersonal process model of intimacy suggests that both self-disclosure and partner responsiveness contribute to the experience of intimacy in interactions. Two studies tested this model using an event-contingent diary methodology in which participants provided information immediately after their social interactions over 1 (Study 1) or 2 (Study 2) weeks. For each interaction, participants reported on their self-disclosures, partner disclosures, perceived…
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