Although keeping secrets is a rather common phenomenon people
engage in, it has always been surrounded with mystery, and it has
inspired writers, poets, and philosophers over the centuries.
However, little is know anbout the psychology of secrets. The
objectives of the present studies were to get a better insight into
secrecy, and how secrecy relates to subjective well-being (SWB).
The first empirical part of this research evaluates how secrecy is
assessed and a new multidimensional instrument to measure secrecy
is proposed. In addition, we studied the possible confounding
influence of Neuroticism and Extraversion on the relation between
self-concealment (SC) and SWB, followed by an in-depth analysis of
the mediating role of emotion regulation in this relation. Finally,
we report the findings of a 5-year longitudinal study on how SC and
keeping a major secret (KMS) differentially affect SWB. We conclude
that more research on the role of SC and KMS should be conducted in
clinical practice, and suggestions for further research are given.
General
Imprint: |
Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
Germany |
Release date: |
2011 |
First published: |
2011 |
Authors: |
Andreas Wismeijer
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
184 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-8383-6873-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Psychology >
General
|
LSN: |
3-8383-6873-8 |
Barcode: |
9783838368733 |
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