Interpersonal probing and revealing and systems of integrative complexity.

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1 group of Ss, representing each of the 4 Harvey, Hunt, and Schroder personality systems, was tested with the Self-Disclosure Scale to determine the amount of personal information they revealed to others, while another group responded on the Probing Scale in terms of the amount of personal information they probed for. Ss responded for 2 targets—acquaintance and best friend; items were scaled into 2 levels—intimate and nonintimate. Results showed that System III Ss, the other-directed types, revealed more than did other system types, across targets and intimacy levels. System III Ss also probed acquaintance most, while System IV Ss, the information seekers, probed friend most. Overall, combined probing and revealing to friend exceeded that to acquaintance; combined nonintimate probes and disclosures exceeded intimate ones; and probing exceeded revealing in intimate areas, the reverse holding in nonintimate areas, yielding equal revealing and probing totals. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

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