Gender differences in online and offline self-disclosure in pre-adolescence and adolescence.
Br J Dev Psychol
; 29(Pt 2): 253-69, 2011 Jun.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21199497
ABSTRACT
Although there is developmental research on the prevalence of offline self-disclosure in pre-adolescence and adolescence, it is still unknown (a) how boys' and girls'online self-disclosure develops in this period and (b) how online and offline self-disclosure interact with each other. We formulated three hypotheses to explain the possible interaction between online and offline self-disclosure the displacement, the rich-get-richer, and the rehearsal hypothesis. We surveyed 690 pre-adolescents and adolescents (10-17 years) at three time points with half-year intervals in between. We found significant gender differences in the developmental trajectories of self-disclosure. For girls, both online and offline self-disclosure increased sharply during pre- (10-11 years) and early adolescence (12-13 years), and then stabilized in middle and late adolescence. For boys, the same trajectory was found although the increase in self-disclosure started 2 years later. We found most support for the rehearsal hypothesis:
Both boys and girls seemed to use online self-disclosure to rehearse offline self-disclosure skills. This particularly held for boys in early adolescence who typically have difficulty disclosing themselves offline.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Autorrevelação
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Psicologia do Adolescente
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Internet
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Identidade de Gênero
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Relações Interpessoais
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Dev Psychol
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Holanda
País de publicação:
ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM