Self-Monitoring Scale (Lennox & Wolfe Revised)
Psychology: PersonalityReliability: alpha 0.753 sample items
About this scale
A 13-item revised self-monitoring measure with two factors: ability to modify self-presentation and sensitivity to expressive behaviour of others. Improves psychometrics over Snyder's original.
Sample item(s)
“In social situations, I have the ability to alter my behavior if I feel that something else is called for”
“I have the ability to control the way I come across to people”
“I am often able to read people's true emotions correctly through their eyes”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.75. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Free for academic use.
Source & citation
Lennox, R. D., & Wolfe, R. N. (1984): Revision of the self-monitoring scale. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 46, No. 6, pp. 1349–1364.
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