The effects of sex and Machiavellianism on self-disclosure patterns

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Eva C. Brown
Rebecca Guy
Cite this article:  Brown, E., & Guy, R. (1983). The effects of sex and Machiavellianism on self-disclosure patterns. Social Behavior and Personality: An international journal, 11(1), 93-96.


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This study was aimed at replicating the findings of an earlier study examining the effects of sex and machiavellianism on self-disclosure patterns. Of particular interest was the question of whether or not a significant sex-machiavellian interaction would reoccur. A sample of 166 males and females recruited from the introductory course in sociology were asked to complete a questionnaire assessing several dimensions of friendship relations. Measures of self-disclosure and machiavellianism were included in the questionnaire. As hypothesised, a significant sex-machiavellian interaction was observed. The significant interaction was interpreted to suggest that self-disclosure may be a manipulation strategy for females. If this is the case, current measures of machiavellianism are intensitive to the range of manipulative techniques used by females.
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