1 Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
2 University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2019 Aug;45(8):1155-1169. doi: 10.1177/0146167218808497. Epub 2018 Nov 28.
Self-disclosure and perceived responsiveness are important building blocks of social relationships that have long-lasting consequences for health and well-being. However, the conditions under which self-disclosure and responsiveness are likely to benefit health, and how early in life these benefits arise, remain unclear. Among 141 youth (aged 10-17) with asthma, we investigated how average daily levels of self-disclosure and responsiveness are linked to positive and negative affect and the expression of the glucocorticoid receptor gene , a marker of improved regulation of stress physiology and immune functioning. Higher levels of self-disclosure were associated with higher expression and positive affect when perceptions of responsiveness were high. Furthermore, perceived responsiveness was linked to expression for females but not males. These results suggest that the potential benefits of self-disclosure depend on the extent to which interaction partners are perceived as responsive and that these benefits emerge prior to adulthood.
自我表露和感知回应是社会关系的重要组成部分，对健康和幸福感有着持久的影响。然而，自我表露和回应可能有益于健康的条件，以及这些益处何时在生命早期出现，仍不清楚。在 141 名患有哮喘的青少年（年龄在 10-17 岁之间）中，我们研究了自我表露和回应的平均日常水平如何与积极和消极情绪以及糖皮质激素受体基因的表达相关联，后者是应激生理和免疫功能改善调节的标志物。当感知到回应性高时，较高的自我表露水平与较高的基因表达和积极情绪相关联。此外，感知回应性与女性的基因表达相关联，但与男性无关。这些结果表明，自我表露的潜在益处取决于互动伙伴被感知到的回应程度，并且这些益处出现在成年之前。
