Self Disclosure and Psychological Symptom in Adolescent Sampling: Regression Analysis

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between self-disclosure and psychological determinants with regression analysis. The research was conducted on 294 high school students. The participants were given a self- disclosure scale and a short symptom inventory. The results of regression analysis showed a significant correlation between self-disclosure and psychological determinants. There are negative meaningful relations between self-disclosure and psychological symptom. According the results, anxiety which is one of the sub-dimensions of psychological symptom is the most powerful predictor of self –disclosure level. The findings of the study were discussed in the context of the literature.