Personality correlates of self-monitoring: The relationship between extraversion, neuroticism, type a behaviour and Snyder's self-monitoring construct

Abstract

Two studies are reported both concerned with personality correlates of self-monitoring. In the first, three groups of students completed the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and the Snyder Self-Monitoring Scale. Regressional analysis for each group, and the total group, indicated that extraversion and neuroticism were the strongest predictors of self-monitoring, accounting for about a quarter of the variance. In the second, three samples were given the Jenkins A type measure and the Self-Monitoring Scale. Total, as well as subscale, scores on both measures were significantly positively correlated with self-monitoring, indicating a close relationship between the measures. Implications for the measurement of self-monitoring are considered.