Date of Completion
2-22-2016
Embargo Period
12-18-2015
Advisors
Heather Bortfeld, Nairan Ramirez-Esparza
Field of Study
Psychology
Degree
Master of Science
Open Access
Open Access
Abstract
Friendships are important for social and emotional adjustment. Friendships are adaptive, as they help in the maturation of social skills (Asher, Parker, & Walker, 1996; Berndt, 1982; Sullivan, 1953) and provide emotional and cognitive resources for support and coping (Berndt, 1982). However, not all friendships are created equal. Differences exist across the sexes, particularly in regards to emotion disclosure. The current study assesses girls’ and boys’ emotion disclosure to same-sex and cross-sex friends. It also explores the relationship between emotion disclosure and empathetic distress- a maladaptive form of empathizing with a friend. In a subsample of Latino boys, this study explores girls’ and boys’ patterns of emotion disclosure to same-sex and cross-sex friends and the relationship of machismo with emotion disclosure patterns.
Recommended Citation
Marquez, Janill, "Adolescents’ Emotion Disclosure to Same-Sex and Cross-Sex Friends and Associations with Empathetic Distress and Latino Boys’ Machismo" (2016). Master's Theses. 930.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/gs_theses/930
Major Advisor
Rhiannon Smith