Drawing upon the social domain theory regarding adolescents’ information management and the model of family change on cultural orientation toward self-construal development, this qualitative study investigated Singaporean adolescents’ emotional disclosure and secrecy with parents in their negotiation of the development of self-construal. Eighty-two adolescents aged 11–19 described their negative emotional disclosure and secrecy in relation to three factors: (1) the social contexts of emotional experiences, (2) the justifications for disclosure and secrecy, and (3) parents’ reactions. Four contexts of emotional experiences, three overarching categories of justifications, and three primary types of parental reactions were identified. Singaporean adolescents’ emotional disclosure and secrecy examined through the confluence of three factors revealed the processes, successes and challenges associated with the development of autonomous-related self. Findings lend credence to the connection of the social domain theory and model of family change—specifically, the confluence of three factors involving the domains of information, justifications and parental reactions in understanding adolescents’ negotiation of self-construal development through the management of their emotional lives in developed Asian societies with an emphasis on academic achievement. Importantly, results revealed that Singaporean parents need to make adaptations in the way of their autonomy-granting for developing adolescents’ self-reliance within the school context and have implications for education stakeholders in helping adolescents develop a healthy sense of self.

该定性研究借鉴了有关青少年信息管理的社会领域理论和基于自我建构发展的文化取向的家庭变迁模型，研究了新加坡青少年在与父母协商自我建构发展过程中的情感披露和保密性。八十二名11-19岁的青少年描述了他们与三个因素有关的负面情感披露和保密：（1）情感经历的社会背景；（2）披露和保密的理由；（3）父母的反应。情感经历的四个背景，理由的三个主要类别和父母反应的三个主要类型被确定。通过三个因素的融合检验了新加坡青少年的情感披露和保密性，揭示了与自主相关自我发展相关的过程，成功和挑战。研究结果证明了社会领域理论与家庭变化模型之间的联系，特别是涉及信息领域，正当性和父母反应的三个因素的融合，通过理解他们的情绪管理来理解青少年对自我建构发展的谈判。居住在发达的亚洲社会，注重学术成就。重要的，