• Psychological reports · Jun 1998

    Comparative Study

    Self-disclosure, loneliness and four interpersonal targets: friend, group of friends, stranger, and group of strangers.

    • S H Schwab, J J Scalise, E J Ginter, and G Whipple.
    • University of Georgia, Athens 30602-5554, USA.
    • Psychol Rep. 1998 Jun 1;82(3 Pt 2):1264-6.

    Abstract69 Lonely and 142 Nonlonely undergraduates were compared on self-disclosure to four interpersonal targets, i.e. friend, group of friends, stranger, and group of strangers. The Lonely group were less willing to disclose to all four targets and reported higher frequency and intensity of loneliness-related affects.

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