Balancing the secrets of private disclosures

I. Introduction to Secrets of Private Disclosures

1. Overview of the Ways Privacy, Secrecy, and Disclosure are Balanced in Today's Society / Lawrence B. Rosenfeld

II. Standpoints on Secrets of Private Disclosures

2. Sex Differences in Self-Disclosure, Reciprocity of Self-Disclosure, and Self-Disclosure and Linking: Three Meta-Analyses Reviewed / Kathryn Dindia

3. Boundaries of Privacy: Praxis of Everyday Life / Sandra Petronio

III. Balancing Private Disclosures of HIV/AIDS in Relationships

4. Reasons for and Against Disclosing HIV-Seropositive Test Results to an Intimate Partner: A Functional Perspective / Valerian J. Derlega, Barbara A. Winstead and Lori Folk-Barron

5. Dilemmas of Disclosure in the Age of HIV / AIDS: Balancing Privacy and Protection in the Health Care Context / Rebecca J. Welch Cline and Nelya J. McKenzie

6. Disclosure of HIV Infection in Interpersonal Relationships: A Communication Boundary Management Approach / Gust A. Yep

7. Nonverbal Vernacular Tactics of HIV Discovery Among Gay Men / Daniel C. Brouwer

IV. Balancing Private Disclosures From Health Care to Illness

8. Self-Disclosure and Health: Revisiting Sidney Jourard's Hypothesis / Charles H. Tardy

9. Disclosure of Chronic Illness Varies by Topic and Target: The Role of Stigma and Boundaries in Willingness to Disclose / Kathryn Greene

10. Promoting Patients' Full and Honest Disclosure During Conversations With Health Caregivers / Roxanne Parrott, Veronica Duncan and Ashley Duggan

V. Balancing the Secrets of Private Disclosure in Close Relationships

11. Conflict Management Through Avoidance: Withholding Complaints, Suppressing Arguments, and Declaring Topics Taboo / Michael E. Roloff and Danette E. Ifert

12. Motivations Underlying Topic Avoidance in Close Relationships / Walid A. Afifi and Laura K. Guerrero

13. Aggressiveness in Privacy-Seeking Behavior / Aileen L. S. Buslig and Judee K. Burgoon

14. Family Secrets and the Lie of Identity / Leda Cooks

VI. Balancing Private Disclosures in the Media and Across Cultures

15. Comparison of Self-Reported Self-Disclosure Among Chinese and North Americans / Donald L. Rubin, Hanbi Yang and Michael Porte

16. "Egocasting" in the Avoidance of Disclosure: An Intercultural Perspective / Sally O. Hastings

17. Disclosure and Privacy Issues on Television Talk Shows / Victoria O. Orrego, Sandi W. Smith and Monique M. Mitchell / [et al.]

VII. Balancing the Secret Boundaries of Private and Public Disclosures

18. Sex Offender Community Notification Policies: Balancing Privacy and Disclosure / Pamela D. Schultz

19. Private Secrets and Public Disclosures: The Case of Battered Women / Lara E. Dieckmann

VIII. Balancing Future Considerations

20. Some Possible Directions for Future Research / Leslie A. Baxter and Erin M. Sahlstein

Epilogue: Taking Stock / Susanne M. Jones and Sandra Petronio.