Self-Monitoring Scale Test

Learn how you adjust your behavior and image in social settings in about 4 minutes. Quick, 18-item results support coaching, team fit, and communication skills.

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12/18

Self-Monitoring (S)

Measures how strongly a person adjusts self-presentation and behavior to fit changing social situations.

Low self-monitoring

Moderate self-monitoring

High self-monitoring

0 – 5: Low self-monitoring | 6 – 13: Moderate self-monitoring | 14 – 18: High self-monitoring

A score of 12 indicates a moderate tendency to adapt behavior and manage impressions in social interactions while still showing some consistency across situations.

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Who Usually Takes This Test?

HR and team leaders

41%OF USERS

They use it to gauge how employees adapt their communication style and manage impressions in different workplace situations.

Coaches and therapists

34%OF USERS

They apply it to understand whether clients tend to adjust to social expectations or act from inner beliefs during interactions.

Socially curious individuals

25%OF USERS

They take it to learn how flexible they are in conversations and whether they change behavior depending on the audience.

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Self-Monitoring Measurement Scale (SMS)

Average

12.9

Normal range

10.1 — 15.8

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max.

majority

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures social self-control in communication, including how much behavior and self-presentation are adjusted to fit the situation. It differentiates situational adaptation from behavior guided mainly by internal attitudes and habits.

How long does it take to complete and how many items are included?

Completion typically takes about 4 minutes. The questionnaire includes 18 items.

How should items be answered?

Select the response that best matches typical behavior across many situations rather than a single recent event. Use the first answer that seems accurate and avoid overthinking.

How are results interpreted?

Higher scores generally indicate greater flexibility and more deliberate impression management across situations. Lower scores generally indicate more consistent behavior based on personal beliefs and customary patterns.

Are there different versions and can results be compared across them?

Multiple versions exist, including shortened forms and models with different factor structures. Scores should be interpreted using the norms and scoring rules for the specific version used.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Self-Monitoring Scale Test

self-presentation self-regulation

This measure is used to assess individual differences in the tendency to regulate self-presentation across social situations. The Self-Monitoring Scale is commonly used to characterize how readily a person adjusts observable behavior in response to situational demands versus relying more on internal attitudes and habitual response patterns.

It consists of 18 items and typically requires about 4 minutes to complete. Items are designed to capture variability in social behavioral regulation and impression-management tendencies, and results are generally interpreted as reflecting relative flexibility in interpersonal contexts.

In clinical and applied settings, the Self-Monitoring Scale may inform case conceptualization and treatment planning when questions arise about social adaptability, authenticity concerns, or interpersonal functioning across roles and settings. Scores should be considered alongside other assessment data, clinical interview findings, and contextual factors.

Author: mark-snyder

Literature: Lennox, R. D., & Wolfe, R. N. Revision of the self-monitoring scale. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1984.; Gangestad, S. W., & Snyder, M. Self-monitoring: Appraisal and reappraisal. Psychological Bulletin. 2000.; Hogan, R., & Shelton, D. A socioanalytic perspective on job performance. Human Performance. 1998.; Briggs, S. R., Cheek, J. M., & Buss, A. H. An analysis of the self-monitoring scale. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1980.; Snyder, M. Self-monitoring of expressive behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1974.

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