Self-concealment
Self-concealment
10 items
2020
α 0.92-0.93
Free
Garbinsky, E.N., Gladstone, J.J., Nikolova, H., & Olson, J.G.
What it measures
A trait-level tendency to keep secrets, even from close others, assessed across ten items.
Response Format
7-point Likert
Representative items
- I have an important secret that I haven't shared with anyone.
- If I shared all my secrets with my friends, they'd like me less.
- There are lots of things about me that I keep to myself.
- Some of my secrets have really tormented me.
- When something bad happens to me, I tend to keep it to myself.
Citation
Garbinsky, E.N., Gladstone, J.J., Nikolova, H., & Olson, J.G. (2020). Love, Lies, and Money: Financial Infidelity in Romantic Relationships. Journal of Consumer Research, 47(1), 1–24.
Keywords
self-concealmentpersonalitydisclosure