<P> Given that self - disclosure is related to husband's ratings of marital satisfaction, teaching proper ways for a couple to disclose to one another might be a very beneficial skill therapists can use both for prevention and treatment in therapy sessions . </P> <P> While striving to become more like adults, looking for greater independence, and learning to become more self - reliant, children are also trying to facilitate relationships of equality with their parents . Goals like these, as reported by young people fairly universally, can affect how they disclose to their parents to a large degree . Children's disclosures with their parents has been studied by many, especially recently, after the discoveries of disclosures' positive relationships with children's adjustment levels and psychological and physical health . Some go so far as to use the rate of self - disclosure between parents and children as a dominant measure of the strength of their relationship and its health . </P> <P> In adolescents' relationships with their parents, self - disclosure is thought to serve three key functions: </P> <Ol> <Li> Intimacy is promoted . When information is withheld, distance is created and closeness is nearly impossible to facilitate . </Li> <Li> Autonomy is regulated . Teens pick and choose what to tell their parents, thus limiting their control over the teens' daily activities . </Li> <Li> Individuation is heightened . Adolescents' unique preferences and interests are expressed . If these vary from their parents', they establish an identity of their own . </Li> </Ol>

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