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Why Am I Telling You This?

Self-Disclosure in a Goal-Based Model of Personality

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Self-Disclosure

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Bernice sat next to Bob on the plane. Bob smiled, and said “hello” as Bernice introduced herself. An hour later, Bernice listened attentively as Bob told her he was upset because he and his wife had just been divorced. Before their plane had touched down, Bob had asked Bernice to meet him for dinner.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Scripps College, Claremont, California, 91711, USA

    Lynn Carol Miller

  2. Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, California, 90089-1061, USA

    Stephen J. Read

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  1. Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

    Valerian J. Derlega

  2. University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, USA

    John H. Berg

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Miller, L.C., Read, S.J. (1987). Why Am I Telling You This?. In: Derlega, V.J., Berg, J.H. (eds) Self-Disclosure. Perspectives in Social Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3523-6_3

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