Self-Disclosure

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This paper examines the extent to which interpersonal relationships evolve from initial interactions between women and, in particular, how these relationships flourish or are influenced by the number of partners and length of the partnership a woman shares with the object of her disclosure. More specifically, the paper looks at what impact, if any, the length of a relationship has on a woman's use of disclosure and whether the number of relationships a woman has had impacts her use of disclosure.

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"In general, studies suggest that women have higher levels of self-disclosure than men. When women are observed in interpersonal intimate relationships, their use and level of self-disclosure may be expected to influence variable including their level of communication satisfaction and the number and length of interpersonal relationships they maintain. What exactly however, is the relationship between self-disclosure and the number of interpersonal intimate relationships women maintain?"

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