Confidant Relations in Italy
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Isaacs, Jenny
Soglian, Francesca
Hoffman, Edward
Abstract / Description
Confidants are often described as the individuals with whom we choose to disclose personal, intimate matters. The presence of a confidant is associated with both mental and physical health benefits. In this study, 135 Italian adults responded to a structured questionnaire that asked if they had a confidant, and if so, to describe various features of the relationship. The vast majority of participants (91%) reported the presence of a confidant and regarded this relationship as personally important, high in mutuality and trust, and involving minimal lying. Confidants were significantly more likely to be of the opposite sex. Participants overall were significantly more likely to choose a spouse or other family member as their confidant, rather than someone outside of the family network. Familial confidants were generally seen as closer, and of greater value, than non-familial confidants. These findings are discussed within the context of Italian culture.
Keyword(s)
confidant social support social relations Italian culture marital relations family disclosurePersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2015-02-27
Journal title
Europe's Journal of Psychology
Volume
11
Issue
1
Page numbers
50–62
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
Publication status
publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Citation
Isaacs, J., Soglian, F., & Hoffman, E. (2015). Confidant Relations in Italy. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 11(1), 50–62. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i1.741
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Isaacs, Jenny
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Soglian, Francesca
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Hoffman, Edward
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Date of first publication2015-02-27
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Abstract / DescriptionConfidants are often described as the individuals with whom we choose to disclose personal, intimate matters. The presence of a confidant is associated with both mental and physical health benefits. In this study, 135 Italian adults responded to a structured questionnaire that asked if they had a confidant, and if so, to describe various features of the relationship. The vast majority of participants (91%) reported the presence of a confidant and regarded this relationship as personally important, high in mutuality and trust, and involving minimal lying. Confidants were significantly more likely to be of the opposite sex. Participants overall were significantly more likely to choose a spouse or other family member as their confidant, rather than someone outside of the family network. Familial confidants were generally seen as closer, and of greater value, than non-familial confidants. These findings are discussed within the context of Italian culture.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationIsaacs, J., Soglian, F., & Hoffman, E. (2015). Confidant Relations in Italy. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 11(1), 50–62. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i1.741
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/928
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1120
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i1.741
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Keyword(s)confidanten_US
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Keyword(s)social supporten_US
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Keyword(s)social relationsen_US
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Keyword(s)Italian cultureen_US
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Keyword(s)marital relationsen_US
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Keyword(s)familyen_US
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Keyword(s)disclosureen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleConfidant Relations in Italyen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titleEurope's Journal of Psychology
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Page numbers50–62
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Volume11
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Visible tag(s)Version of Record