Although prior work has examined secret keeping, no prior work has examined who gets
told secrets. Five studies find compassion and assertiveness predict having secrets confided …

Prior research on secrecy has examined the effects of keeping one's own secrets, but
people keep others' secrets too. The present work presents the first examination of the …

We all keep secrets, and often to the detriment of our well-being. But what happens when we
reveal a secret? This review integrates research on revealing secrets, from the perspective …

This longitudinal study examines secrets keeping and disclosure. College students filled in
two questionnaires, with a 4 months time span in between. Their psychological and physical …

The lion's share of research on secrecy focuses on how deciding to keep or share a secret
impacts a secret‐keeper's well‐being. However, secrets always involve more than one …

Nine studies represent the first investigation into when and why people reveal other people's
secrets. Although people keep their own immoral secrets to avoid being punished, we …

How does confiding secrets relate to well-being? The current work presents the first
empirical examination of mechanisms by which confiding diverse real-world secrets to …

The transmission of another's secret is likened to self-disclosure, and further predictions are
set forth based on a relative intimacy hypothesis. This hypothesis maintains that individuals …

In this article, the authors review the theories and empirical findings concerning the
consequences of revealing personal secrets (ie, ones that directly involve the secret …

This investigation examines whether individuals' reasons for keeping secrets predict
whether they eventually reveal those secrets and whether individuals can accurately …