Social Self-Monitoring Scale Test

In 5 minutes, learn how well you adjust your behavior to fit social situations and shape first impressions. With 25 quick items, it supports coaching, hiring, and communication training with clear, actionable insights.

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4/10

Self-Monitoring Scale (SS)

Measures how well a person adjusts emotional expression and behavior to fit social situations and others’ expectations.

Low self-monitoring

Moderate self-monitoring

High self-monitoring

1 – 4: Low self-monitoring | 5 – 7: Moderate self-monitoring | 8 – 10: High self-monitoring

A score of 4 indicates lower self-monitoring, with behavior tending to remain consistent across situations rather than being strongly shaped by social cues.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Socially anxious communicators

38%OF USERS

People who worry about how they come across take it to see whether they overthink others’ reactions and how flexibly they can adjust in conversations.

Job seekers and professionals

34%OF USERS

Candidates, managers, and client-facing staff use it to understand how well they can tailor their behavior to different people and workplace situations.

Coaching and training clients

28%OF USERS

People in communication, leadership, or dating coaching take it to identify whether they rely on role-playing or stay consistent and direct across contexts.

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Self-Monitoring Scale (SS)

Average

4.4

Normal range

3.1 — 5.8

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures how consistently a person monitors and adjusts self-presentation across social situations. It reflects sensitivity to social cues and flexibility in communication.

How long does it take to complete?

Most respondents finish in about 5 minutes. The questionnaire contains 25 items.

How should items be answered?

Answer each item based on typical behavior rather than isolated events. Choose the option that fits best and avoid overthinking individual questions.

How are results interpreted?

Higher scores indicate greater adaptation of behavior to the situation and stronger management of the impression given to others. Lower scores indicate more stable, internally guided behavior with less adjustment to context.

What are appropriate uses and limitations of the results?

Results can support screening, communication training, coaching, and research on social behavior. They do not diagnose mental disorders and should be interpreted with other information when used in applied settings.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Social Self-Monitoring Scale Test

self-presentation self-regulation

This measure is used to evaluate individual differences in the degree to which a person monitors and adjusts self-presentation across interpersonal contexts. The Social Self-Monitoring Scale is administered as a brief self-report inventory intended to capture responsiveness to situational cues and tendencies to modify behavior to manage impressions.

It includes 25 items and typically requires about 5 minutes to complete. Scores are generally interpreted as reflecting relative levels of social self-regulation, which may be considered in case formulation or research examining interpersonal functioning, communication style, and context-dependent behavior. The Social Self-Monitoring Scale should be interpreted in conjunction with clinical interview data and other relevant assessment information.

Author: mark-r-leary, roy-f-baumeister

Literature: Baumeister, R. F., Heatherton, T. F., & Tice, D. M. Losing control: How and why people fail at self-regulation. Academic Press. 1994.; DeVellis, R. F. Scale development: Theory and applications. Sage. 2017.; Spector, P. E. Industrial and organizational psychology: Research and practice. Wiley. 2012.; Lennox, R. D., & Wolfe, R. N. Revision of the self-monitoring scale. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1984.; Snyder, M. Self-monitoring of expressive behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1974.

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