Adolescent Self-Disclosure and Loneliness: Private Self-Consciousness and Parental Influences

Authors

Stephen L. Franzoi, Marquette UniversityFollow
Mark H. Davis, Indiana University - BloomingtonFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

3-1985

Publisher

American Psychological Association

Source Publication

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Source ISSN

0022-3514

Abstract

Using structural equation techniques, we tested a theoretical model designed to describe the causal relations existing among loneliness, self-disclosure to peers and parents, and specific antecedent variables. Participants were 350 high-school students who answered questions concerning themselves and their interpersonal relationships. Results generally indicated a good fit between the theoretical model and the observed relations. In addition to replicating the findings of previous studies concerning the relation between self-disclosure and loneliness, results also indicated an indirect relation between private self-consciousness and loneliness via peer self-disclosure; that is, high private self-conscious adolescents' greater willingness to self-disclose to peers resulted in their feeling less lonely. Results are discussed in terms of current theory in related fields.

Comments

Accepted version. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 48, Issue 3 (March 1985): 768-780. DOI. © 1985 American Psychological Association. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Franzoi, Stephen L. and Davis, Mark H., "Adolescent Self-Disclosure and Loneliness: Private Self-Consciousness and Parental Influences" (1985). Psychology Faculty Research and Publications. 386.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/psych_fac/386