Download Predicted Outcome Value Theory

Self Disclosure
Is this related to self disclosure? No.
But to which aspects of communication competence is this
related?
Exam 1 is Tuesday June 17th
• Around 40 questions total
• 10-15 True/False
• 25-30 Multiple Choice
• Will you need to bring anything?
• A writing utensil
• Is there a study guide?
• Yes, the “take-away” points slide at the end of each
lecture
• Can I miss and make up the exam?
• No, except under extreme and rare circumstances
Take-Away Points
• Vocab: self-disclosure, reciprocation
• Predicted Outcome Value Theory
• What is the general principle?
• What happens to future relationships depending on the
POV? Which person determines the level that the
relationship will reach?
• Social Penetration Theory
• What is the general principle?
• Depth vs. breadth
• Similarities & differences from POV theory
• Relationship development
• Self disclosure's role in initiation, maintenance,
termination
• Appropriate guidelines for self disclosure
• How does self-disclosure related to liking?
Self disclosure is the process whereby people
verbally reveal themselves to others.
Not disclosing something serious can impact
psychological and biomedical health.
Having just one person to disclose to can be
enough to have beneficial outcomes.
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Self Disclosure &
Relationship Initiation
1) Predicted Outcome Value Theory
2) Social Penetration Theory
When one person discloses, the other is likely to
match that level of disclosure, called reciprocation.
Liking and self-disclosure are linked.
• Self disclosure causes the person to like the
discloser
• Liking of the other causes the person to disclose
• People like the other as a result of disclosing to
that person
Self disclosure impacts relationship
development, maintenance, and dissolution.
• Start…..................Maintain…………..……….End
POV
------------Social Penetration Theory--------
Predicted Outcome Value Theory says we predict
relational outcomes from a first encounter.
• We assess the predicted outcome value (POV) for
a person
Predicted Outcome Value Theory
• Bases for POV judgments
• Proximity/access
• Physical attractiveness
• Similarity
• Type of potential relationship vs. existing
relationships
• Which ones are related to self disclosure?
Predicted Outcome Value Theory
• As POV increases,
• Quantity of verbal communication increases
• Intimacy of communication content increases
• Nonverbal expressions of affiliation increase
• If low POV
• Restrict and end initial conversation
• Maintain 1st impression
• If high POV
• Potential for relationship development
• Maintain 1st impression?
Social Penetration Theory claims that communication
and relationship development are intertwined.
• Altman & Taylor (1973)
The breadth and depth of communication
determine the level of the relationship.
Checking Understanding
• What aspects of relationships and self-disclosure
do Predicted Outcome Value Theory and Social
Penetration Theory have in common?
• What are the differences between these two
theories?
For relational maintenance, “catching up” or
“debriefing” is an important component.
Privacy
Openness
Tension
Relationship de-escalation can also be caused
by self-disclosure or lead to self-disclosure
How?
Do women use self-disclosure more than men?
• Women disclose more than men, BUT difference
is small
• 85% overlap in self disclosure
Guidelines for Appropriate Self Disclosure (SD)
• SD the kind of info you want others to disclose to
you
• SD more intimate information only when you
believe the disclosure represents an acceptable
risk
• Continue intimate SD only if reciprocated
• Move SD to deeper levels gradually
• Reserve most personal and sensitive SD for
ongoing intimate relationships
Are these rules still applicable with social
media?
• SD the kind of info you want others to disclose to you
• SD more intimate information only when you believe the
disclosure represents an acceptable risk
• Continue intimate SD only if reciprocated
• Move SD to deeper levels gradually
• Reserve most personal and sensitive SD for ongoing
intimate relationships
Anonymous Self-Disclosure
Take-Away Points
• Vocab: self-disclosure, reciprocation
• Predicted Outcome Value Theory
• What is the general principle?
• What happens to future relationships depending on the
POV? Which person determines the level that the
relationship will reach?
• Social Penetration Theory
• What is the general principle?
• Depth vs. breadth
• Similarities & differences from POV theory
• Relationship development
• Self disclosure's role in initiation, maintenance,
termination
• Appropriate guidelines for self disclosure
• How does self-disclosure related to liking?
References
• Tardy, C. H., & Dindia, K. (2006). Self-disclosure:
Strategic revelation of information in personal
and professional relationships. In O. Hargie (Ed.),
The handbook of communication skills (pp. 229260).
• Altman, I., & Taylor, D., (1973). Social
Penetration: The Development of Interpersonal
Relationships. New York: Holt, Rinehart and
Winston