The Relation between Self Disclosure and Loneliness among a Number of Students at Yarmouk University.
Keywords:
Self- disclosure, loneliness, difference between gendersAbstract
The present study aims at exploring the relationship between Self disclosure
and loneliness among a sample of Yarmouk University students.
To achieve the purposes of this study, two instruments were used: The first
instrument was a modified version of the self- disclosure questionnaire,
and the second instrument was an Arabic version of California scale for
loneliness.The sample of the study consisted of (869) male and female students
randomly selected from Yarmouk University students.The results of the study
revealed a significant negative correlation (P=0.05) between self- disclosure
and loneliness.In addition, the results showed that the dimensions of selfdisclosure
to parents and same sex friends that predicted loneliness among
males were: The dimension of attitudes and opinions for self- disclosure
to fathers, the dimension of study for self- disclosure to mothers, and the
dimensions of study and financial status for self- disclosure to friends.The
dimensions of self- disclosure to parents and friends that predicted loneliness
among females were: The personality dimension for self- disclosure to each
of fathers and mothers, and the dimension of tastes and interests for selfdisclosure
to friends.
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