DISCLOSURE DECISION MODEL: ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE AND WORKPLACE FRIENDSHIPS

The first goal of this study is to examine how private and workplace friendships differ in emotional closeness and perceived support. The second goal is to utilize the disclosure decision model (DDM) to determine how relationship context impacts disclosure goals and disclosure characteristics. Data were collected from 117 individuals through snowball sampling. Findings indicated individuals were closer and perceived more support with private friends than with workplace friends. Individuals tended to use relationship development and stress relief disclosure goals with both their private friends and workplace friends than social control, identity clarification, or seeking approval goals. Additionally, the only disclosure goal that predicted disclosure depth was social control. Taken together, these findings indicate individuals use similar goal and disclosure characteristics with both private and workplace friends even though closeness and perceived support levels differ. This study contributes to the understanding of private and workplace friendship and tests the disclosure decision model with a communication perspective.

Grantor dc:publisher

Wake Forest University

Year dc:date.issued

2014

Author dc:creator

• Bailey, Loren C.

• closeness

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/39268

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:wakespace.lib.wfu.edu:10339/39268