title: Self-monitoring and age.
abstract: Two adult samples were surveyed to investigate the relation between individuals' levels of self-monitoring and age. A negative relation was predicted as older individuals were seen as most likely to exhibit the low self-monitoring tendency of behaving in accordance with one's own attitudes and feelings, whereas younger individuals appeared most likely to exhibit the high self-monitoring tendency of behaving according to social cues. A significant negative correlation between age and self-monitoring was found in both samples. The self-monitoring construct is discussed in relation to other social-cognitive life-span differences and to the idea of critical periods throughout the life span.
authors: Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Reifman
authors: J G
authors: JG
authors: Klein
authors: S T
authors: ST
authors: Murphy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010553:Personality Development; D012649:Self Concept; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012919:Social Behavior