To Whom Do We Confide Our Secrets

摘要: Although prior work has examined secret keeping, no who gets told secrets. Five studies find compassion and assertiveness predict having secrets confided in oneself (as determined by both self- peer reports), whereas enthusiasm politeness were associated with fewer confided. These results bolster suggestions that interpersonal aspects of personality (which can fit a circumplex structure) are driven distinct causal forces. While related to agreeableness, (empathy desire help) predicts being more, (concern social norms rules) less. Likewise, while extraversion, (having the agency drive (positive sociality)