Mediation of Social Support on The Effect of Self Disclosure on Psychological Well-being in Unmarried Early Adults in Malang City
Abstract
This study aims to determine how big influence self-disclosure has on psychological well-being with social support mediation in unmarried early adults in Malang City. The study was conducted using quantitative methods with participants from Malang City residents who aged between 18-40 years old and were unmarried. The data were collected by using a questionnaire containing questions or statements regarding the variables to be measured which will be distributed through Google Form. The collected data were analyzed using normality test, linearity test, and regression test. The results indicated that social support affects psychological well-being than self-disclosure itself. In this study, face-to-face interaction was what created the interaction.
Keywords: self-disclosure, psychological well-being, social support, early adulthood
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