The effect of hesitancy toward and the motivation for self-disclosure on loneliness among Japanese junior high school students

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the factors of hesit ancy toward and the motivation for self-disclosure on loneliness. Five scal es about self-disclosure and loneliness were administered to 235 junior hig h school students. This study examined the postulated model: hesitancy towa rd and motivation for self-disclosure --> self-disclosure --> loneliness. F indings suggest that Release of One's Feelings strongly promotes self-discl osure and Anxiety about the Target causes hesitancy toward engaging in self -disclosure. Furthermore, hesitancy toward personal or private self-disclos ure has an effect on loneliness.