Adolescents keep secrets from parents to assert independence or avoid punishment; however, there is little research on nondisclosure in other close relationships during adolescence. This article examines strategies and reasons for nondisclosure between adolescents (N = 244, 47.5% female, M_age = 12.71, SD_age = 1.66) and multiple close relationships (parents, siblings, and best friends). The results show that adolescents tended to use nondisclosure strategies more for personal information (e.g., thoughts/feelings). Adolescents had more reasons to keep information from family as they got older, and girls reported keeping information from mothers more than boys because they would feel bad, embarrassed, or ashamed. These findings provide a greater understanding of patterns of nondisclosure during adolescence, which may in turn have implications for adolescent adjustment and relationship quality.

青少年对父母保守秘密以主张独立或避免受到惩罚；然而，关于青春期其他亲密关系中的保密的研究很少。本文探讨了青少年之间保密的策略和原因（N  = 244，47.5% 女性，M_年龄 = 12.71，SD_年龄 = 1.66）和多重亲密关系（父母、兄弟姐妹和最好的朋友）。结果表明，青少年倾向于更多地使用保密策略来获取个人信息（例如，想法/感受）。随着年龄的增长，青少年有更多的理由向家人隐瞒信息，而女孩报告说比男孩更容易向母亲隐瞒信息，因为她们会感到难过、尴尬或羞愧。这些发现提供了对青春期保密模式的更好理解，这反过来可能对青少年的适应和关系质量产生影响。