Self-Monitoring Scale – Chinese Version

Description

There exists a group of people in reality who, like chameleons, showcase different roles and images in front of different individuals. In social psychology, this ability is referred to as self-monitoring. This social psychology construct was first proposed in a certain year (information not available), primarily used to analyze self-supervision and self-control guided by situational cues of social appropriateness, focusing on expressive behaviors and self-presentation. Self-monitoring (自我监控) describes the tendency of individuals to adjust their behaviors in different situations to meet specific contextual needs. High self-monitorers place importance on external factors, are more sensitive to social cues, and rely on external information to adjust their behavioral expressions and interactions with others; low self-monitorers focus on internal factors and rely on self-regulation to adapt behavior to the social context.

Authors and Contact Email

Snyder, Gangestad, Wang Cong (Email information not available)

Purpose

The objective of self-monitoring is to describe how individuals adjust their behavior based on their awareness of social cues and the impression they wish to manage in different contexts.

Test Year

Initial proposal year: 1974, Revision year by Wang Cong: 2014

Administration Method and Scoring

The self-monitoring scale consists of 8 items (e.g., “In order to leave a deep impression on others or please them, I can play along”). Participants respond using a 5-point Likert scale, where 1 = “Strongly Disagree,” and 5 = “Strongly Agree.” A higher total score indicates a higher level of self-monitoring.

Reliability and Validity

The reliability coefficients for the two dimensions of the scale are as follows: Dimension 1 (α=0.84): Self-Monitoring Motivation (自我监察动机), Dimension 2 (α=0.83): Self-Monitoring Ability (自我监察能力).

Factors and Subscales

– Dimension 1 (自我监察动机, Self-Monitoring Motivation)
– Dimension 2 (自我监察能力, Self-Monitoring Ability)

Keywords

Self-monitoring, Social Psychology, Personality, Behavioral Adjustment, Social Cues

Items in Chinese

1. 就算我完全不了解某一话题的相关知识或背景，我也能对这个话题即兴发表观点。
2. 为了给他人留下深刻印象或者取悦他们，我可以逢场作戏。
3. 在日常生活中，我很可能是个好演员。
4. 在不同的环境中、和不同的人相处时，我经常有不同的表现，就像换了个人一样。
5. 我平常表现出来的样子和我真实的自己不太一样。
6. 我认为自己可以成为演员。
7. 我能够直视别人的眼睛，面无表情地说出善意的谎言。
8. 就算我非常不喜欢某人，我也能假装和她/他们友好相处。

Items in English

1. Even if I completely do not understand the knowledge or background related to a topic, I can still improvise opinions on that topic.
2. In order to leave a deep impression on others or please them, I can play along.
3. In everyday life, I am likely a good actor.
4. In different environments and when interacting with different people, I often exhibit different performances, as if I am a different person.
5. The way I usually present myself is quite different from my true self.
6. I believe I could be an actor.
7. I can look someone in the eye and, with a straight face, tell a kind lie.
8. Even if I really dislike someone, I can pretend to be friendly with them.

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