ABSTRACT

Self-disclosure and perceived partner responsiveness are the key ingredients in intimacy development. Using the interpersonal process model of intimacy as a theoretical framework, this article proposes that participants’ own self-disclosure affects their perceptions of partner responsiveness, even when the partner’s actual responsiveness is held constant, and that this perceived partner responsiveness increases relational intimacy. Findings from an experiment (N= 253) showed that participants’ high (vs. low) intensity self-disclosure led to higher perceived partner responsiveness, which in turn increased intimacy. The valence and channel of self-disclosure did not moderate the link between the intensity of self-disclosure and perceived partner responsiveness, but the channel of self-disclosure affected perceived partner responsiveness, with participants who interacted face-to-face reporting higher perceived partner responsiveness than those who interacted over computer-mediated communication. Theoretical and practical implications for the intimacy process are discussed.

摘要

自我表露和感知到的伴侣反应能力是亲密关系发展的关键因素。本文使用亲密关系的人际过程模型作为理论框架，提出即使伴侣的实际反应保持不变，参与者自己的自我表露也会影响他们对伴侣反应的感知，并且这种感知的伴侣反应会增加关系亲密感。实验结果（N= 253）表明参与者的高（与低）强度自我表露导致更高的感知伴侣反应，这反过来又增加了亲密感。自我表露的效价和渠道并未调节自我表露强度与感知伴侣反应之间的联系，但自我表露渠道影响感知伴侣反应，面对面互动的参与者报告更高感知伴侣与那些通过计算机媒介交流进行交互的人相比，他们的反应能力更强。讨论了亲密过程的理论和实践意义。