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Revealing Mental Health Information in Friendships: The Role of Disclosure Strategy and Perceived Recipient Response on Disclosure Outcomes.

Revealing Mental Health Information in Friendships: The Role of Disclosure Strategy and Perceived Recipient Response on Disclosure Outcomes.

Authors :
Chernichky-Karcher S
Venetis MK
Gettings PE
Source :
Health communication [Health Commun] 2022 Jun; Vol. 37 (7), pp. 909-918. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Feb 08.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Processes of revealing, or disclosures, take various forms, and are sometimes referred to as disclosure strategies. How individuals share information influences how recipients respond, which may have important consequences that shape perceptions of the overall interaction and relationship satisfaction. This research explores mental health disclosures among friends to understand how (a) one's disclosure strategy predicts their perceptions of the recipient response, (b) perceived recipient response predicts perceptions of disclosure outcomes, and (c) perceived recipient response potentially mediates the relationships between disclosure strategies and disclosure outcomes (e.g., interaction success, relationship satisfaction). Participants were 144 individuals who had disclosed their mental health condition to a friend. Analyses revealed that when disclosing mental health information to a friend, strategy use was, in part, predictive of perceived recipient response which, in turn, predicted discloser's ratings of disclosure outcomes. This manuscript discusses implications of findings and suggests directions for future research.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1532-7027
Volume :
37
Issue :
7
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Health communication
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
33557635
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2021.1876325