# Many say opening up to others strengthens their sense of self

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/many-say-opening-up-to-others-strengthens-their-sense-of-self/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

About half of Americans (49%) say that sharing personal information with another person gives them a firmer sense of who they are, including 6% who strongly agree, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey.

About a third (36%) neither agree nor disagree, and 16% disagree, including 4% who strongly disagree.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: When I share important personal information about myself with another person, it gives me a firmer sense of who I am.

Many say opening up to others strengthens their sense of self.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neither agree nor disagree: 35.7%
- Slightly agree: 24.4%
- Agree: 18.7%
- Slightly disagree: 5.9%
- Disagree: 5.7%
- Strongly agree: 5.6%
- Strongly disagree: 4.1%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: identity
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-3.25](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-3.25)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-3.25](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-3.25)