Through gender role socialization, some women learn self-silencing behaviours for the
purpose of relationship maintenance, and these behaviours may be more prominent among …

The aim of this dissertation was threefold: 1) To analyze the concept of self-silencing for
pertinent theoretical and clinical use; 2) To develop a theory that explains how self-silencing …

The concept of self-silencing was originally developed by Jack (1991) to explain cultural
influences on how women should behave within their interpersonal relationships and why …

Self-silencing (ie, withholding one's true thoughts and feelings) is a behavior that romantic
partners engage in to minimize conflict in their relationships, yet previous research has not …

Hispanic women in the United States (US) experience unique health disparities and help-
seeking inequities related to intimate partner violence (IPV). Hispanic women who …

Self-silencing is a tendency to suppress the expression of thoughts and opinions from a
romantic partner due to the fear that this self-expression would lead to a dissolution of the …

Intimate partner violence, including physical, psychological, and sexual violence, affects
over one-third of Americans and is particularly common among college students. Previous …

This study examined the relationships between self-silencing and relational and individual
functioning among adolescent romantic couples. Adolescent couples (N= 211) completed …

Sexism is a stressor for many women and is related to a host of harmful psychosocial
outcomes, including silencing oneself in social relationships. The present study examined …

The present study investigates the silencing the self theory (STS, Jack, 1991) which
proposes that more women than men are depressed (Benazzi, 2000) because of their …