ABSTRACT

This study aimed to validate and extend the disclosure quality model (DQM) in the context of mental illness disclosure in romantic relationships. Participants (N = 217) were individuals who received a disclosure of mental illness from their romantic partner within the past year. The results provided validation of the DQM: greater openness (access to information and candor) in mental illness disclosure was related to higher ratings of disclosure quality, which, in turn, contributed to greater post-disclosure relational closeness. Further, our results showed that: (a) openness (particularly access to information) predicted participants’ willingness to communicate with their romantic partner in the future about their mental illness and (b) inferred disclosure reasons contributed to disclosure quality, closeness, or willingness to communicate in different ways.

摘要

本研究旨在验证和扩展浪漫关系中精神疾病披露背景下的披露质量模型 (DQM)。参与者（N = 217) 是在过去一年内从他们的浪漫伴侣那里收到精神疾病披露的人。结果验证了 DQM：精神疾病披露的更大开放性（获取信息和坦诚）与更高的披露质量评级相关，这反过来又有助于提高披露后的关系密切度。此外，我们的结果表明：(a) 开放性（特别是信息获取）预测参与者未来愿意与他们的浪漫伴侣就他们的精神疾病进行交流，以及 (b) 推断的披露原因有助于披露质量、亲密程度或意愿以不同的方式进行交流。