The Role of Self-Concept and Self-Disclosure in Developing Effective Interpersonal Relationships

In this society, having flexible interpersonal relationships between each other has become very important. Being able to communicate among any particular group of people is the biggest strength one can ever own. A person’s behavior shows whether he/she can identify himself/herself specifically to let other surrounding people know how he/she behaves like. Self-concept and self-disclosure are the two basic roles which can be helpful for people to recognize themselves. Self-concept is simply meant by the beliefs and norms that one assumes about oneself and the way other people see that one person. Whereas self-disclosure is what one would describe about oneself to other person who is not yet familiar enough to find out about the one person by themselves. This essay will discuss about the specific roles which self-concept and self-disclosure build up positive interpersonal relationships in everyday lives. Mainly, self-concept comes first when trying to express about the person, because people can retell about themselves to others only if they know what kind of person they really are. Self-concept in people’s mind pops up from the positive things that they experience throughout their lives. Jon (1996) states that a positive self-concept means individuals have a clear sense of identity, define themselves positively and are more assertive. The self-concept behavior emerges through their remembrance of their certain self-esteem, self-respect and self-acceptance. So, by being able to think in an optimistic way about oneself, one can gain more confidence which leads to less stress and burden. This is the beginning of someone’s successful life as that person has strong beliefs about oneself. Secondly, self-disclosure is another role that can help relations and bonds to