<p>I did a quick search and found the following: </p>

<p><strong>Barrick et al (2005)</strong> (see Table 1). In a sample with a little over a hundred MBA students they obtained the following correlations with self-monitoring:</p>

<ul>
<li>Conscientiousness r = -.24</li>
<li>Extraversion r = .31</li>
<li>Agreeableness r = -.08</li>
<li>Emotional Stability  r = -.10</li>
<li>Openness r = .23</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Kring, Smith, and Neale (1994)</strong> (see Table 3): Correlations with self-monitoring were (I think in a sample of 300+ undergraduates):</p>

<ul>
<li>Surgency (somewhat similar to extraversion): .51</li>
<li>Agreeableness: r = .06</li>
<li>Conscientiousness: r = -.15</li>
<li>Emotional Stability: r = .37</li>
</ul>

<p>This would suggest that self-monitoring has only a weak relationship with the Big 5. </p>

<p>The positive relationship with extraversion makes sense given that self-monitoring is related to an aptitude and an interest in adaptive social interactions.</p>

<h3>References</h3>

<ul>
<li>Barrick, M. R., Parks, L., &amp; Mount, M. K. (2005). Self‐monitoring as a moderator of the relationships between personality traits and performance. Personnel Psychology, 58(3), 745-767.</li>
<li>Kring, A. M., Smith, D. A., &amp; Neale, J. M. (1994). Individual differences in dispositional expressiveness: development and validation of the Emotional Expressivity Scale. Journal of personality and social psychology, 66(5), 934.</li>
</ul>

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<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-monitoring" rel="noreferrer">Self-monitoring</a> as a trait refers to a tendency "to closely monitor an audience in order to ensure appropriate or desired public appearances". It is commonly measured using the Revised Self-Monitoring Scale (e.g., Snyder and Gangestad, 1986)</p>

<h3>Questions</h3>

<ul>
<li>What is the correlation between self-monitoring and the Big 5 factors of personality? </li>
<li>To what extent is there overlap? </li>
<li>Which Big 5 factor is most related to self-monitoring?</li>
</ul>

<h3>References</h3>

<p>Snyder, M., &amp; Gangestad, S. (1986). On the nature of self-monitoring: matters of assessment, matters of validity. Journal of personality and social psychology, 51(1), 125.</p>

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What is the correlation between self-monitoring and the Big 5 factors of personality?
Jeromy Anglim
# What is the correlation between self-monitoring and the Big 5 factors of personality?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-05-02)

[Self-monitoring](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-monitoring) as a trait refers to a tendency "to closely monitor an audience in order to ensure appropriate or desired public appearances". It is commonly measured using the Revised Self-Monitoring Scale (e.g., Snyder and Gangestad, 1986)

### Questions

* What is the correlation between self-monitoring and the Big 5 factors of personality?
* To what extent is there overlap?
* Which Big 5 factor is most related to self-monitoring?

### References

Snyder, M., & Gangestad, S. (1986). On the nature of self-monitoring: matters of assessment, matters of validity. Journal of personality and social psychology, 51(1), 125.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2015-05-02. Score: 7

I did a quick search and found the following:

**Barrick et al (2005)** (see Table 1). In a sample with a little over a hundred MBA students they obtained the following correlations with self-monitoring:

* Conscientiousness r = -.24
* Extraversion r = .31
* Agreeableness r = -.08
* Emotional Stability r = -.10
* Openness r = .23

**Kring, Smith, and Neale (1994)** (see Table 3): Correlations with self-monitoring were (I think in a sample of 300+ undergraduates):

* Surgency (somewhat similar to extraversion): .51
* Agreeableness: r = .06
* Conscientiousness: r = -.15
* Emotional Stability: r = .37

This would suggest that self-monitoring has only a weak relationship with the Big 5.

The positive relationship with extraversion makes sense given that self-monitoring is related to an aptitude and an interest in adaptive social interactions.

### References

* Barrick, M. R., Parks, L., & Mount, M. K. (2005). Self‐monitoring as a moderator of the relationships between personality traits and performance. Personnel Psychology, 58(3), 745-767.
* Kring, A. M., Smith, D. A., & Neale, J. M. (1994). Individual differences in dispositional expressiveness: development and validation of the Emotional Expressivity Scale. Journal of personality and social psychology, 66(5), 934.


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