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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 5.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychol. 2016 Sep 23;150(8):1004–1025. doi: 10.1080/00223980.2016.1226742

Table 3.

Types of personal information shared with another person (study 2)

Information Type Frequency %
Family
 Family relationships 43   16.5
 Traditions or stories 12     4.6
Self-concept
 Mental health 22     8.4
 Grades or achievement in school 13     4.9
 Self-image 9     3.4
Intimacy/attraction
 Sexual relations 17     6.5
 Infidelity or extramarital affairs 14     5.4
 General attraction, feelings for friends, or unwanted advances 11     4.2
Romantic relationships
 Dating partners or romantic relationship (positive and negative information) 30   11.5
Relationship with others
 Personality conflicts: problems in nonintimate relationships or problems with roommates 20     7.7
 Work issues or conflict with a co-worker 7     2.7
Illegal/Moral issues
 Stealing, lying, or car accidents 14     5.4
Physical health
 Illness or injury 12     4.6
Substance use
 Abuse of alcohol or problems with drug 8     3.1
Other
 Personal matters (death, finances, or plans for future) 20     7.7
 Other stigmatized information 9     3.4
 Total 261 100.0

Notes. For parsimony, subcategories less than 2% not listed.

Incomplete data excluded (total N = 280).