Patterns of Self-Disclosure of Male Undergraduates

Abstract

This study reports patterns of self-disclosure of male college seniors to each parent, siblings, and closest male and female friends. The 62 males were randomly selected from the senior class of an Ivy League college. Having filled out a 56-item selfadisclosure questionnaire, the students were interviewed about their motivation for disclosure and reserve. The results bear upon generational, kinship and sex patterns of communication. Some findings are consistent with earlier studies qf self-disclosure, whereas others appear to reflect some recent changes in male-female relationships.