Self-disclosure flexibility, empathy, and perceptions of adjustment and attraction.

Tested the generalizability of the social perceptiveness hypothesis to in-vivo interactions. Accordingly, 54 male undergraduates completed such measures as the Interpersonal Judgment Scale and were assigned to dyads in 1 of the following conditions: high flex (both members of each dyad high in flexibility); low flex (both members low in flexibility); and mixed flex (one member high and one low in flexibility). All dyads engaged in a structured interview and completed a variety of interpersonal assessments. High-flex dyads evidenced greater predictive accuracy (e.g., empathy) and interpersonal attraction than did low-flex dyads. This supports the generalizability of the social perceptiveness hypothesis to in vivo interactions. (11 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)