Self-monitoring and the propensity for risk

Abstract

Apart from earlier research on sexual behavior, little is known about associations between self‐monitoring and engagement in risk behaviors. Our research verified that one component of self‐monitoring, public performing, is related to a range of risk behaviors. We then tested whether the greater engagement of high compared to low self‐monitoring individuals in risk behaviors could be attributed to: (a) greater discrepancies between perceptions of risk and reported risk behaviors for the high‐scoring group; or (b) higher levels of sensation seeking among high versus low self‐monitoring individuals. Data from a sample of 452 college students supported the second of these two explanations. Implications for self‐monitoring theory and measurement, as well as for adolescent and young adult risk behaviors, are discussed. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Actual versus perceived lifting ability in healthy young men (18–25 years)

“…Overestimation in this study may have also been influenced by the 'familiarity heuristic', where the risks of activities that are perceived as more familiar are underestimated [6]. This suggests that the overestimators are more likely to perceive evaluating lifting and physical capacity as a familiar activity, and believe that their peers are at higher risk of injury than themselves [24].…”

“…It is possible that a desire to fit in with the social environment contributed to both under and overestimation of both self-reported lifting capacity and perceived physical capacity in this sample. The literature suggests that to fit in with the social environment, individuals evaluate cues within the social environment and exhibit behaviours aligned with those cues, which influence participation in risk-taking behaviour [6,10]. This study did not collect data on risk-taking behaviour per se, however, in an attempt to explain possible reasons for the results; this is an aspect to consider.…”

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“…The Selfmonitoring theory explains the tendency of individuals to manage their behaviors and expressions such that they reflect the surrounding environment (Snyder, 1974). When people have a high self-monitoring orientation, they will analyze the appropriate behavior and the best way to express their ideas in certain situations (Bell et al, 2000). For example, being able to sensitively react to situational clues and demands is an important issue for employees which results in different knowledge sharing behavior that affects the job performances in an organization (Oh and Kilduff, 2008).…”

Cultural intelligence and conflict management styles

“…Self-monitoring is considered to be a central concept in the analysis of social interaction (Anderson, 1987; Furnham and Capon, 1983). It entails both sensitivity to situational cues and the ability to adapt to situational demands (Bell et al , 2000). Some individuals are motivated to present an appropriate self in different social situations, whereas others are impelled to be themselves (Gainey, 2012).…”

“…Individuals with a high self-monitoring are considered “the world’s chameleons”, willing to change their behaviour depending on the environment where they are (Snyder, 1974). Studies have reported that those with high self-monitoring are more likely to be good actors, to be sensitive to the social appropriateness of behaviour, to regulate the degree to which emotional states are displayed to others, to show more cross-situational variability in behaviour and to act in ways that are less consistent with privately held attitudes (Bell et al , 2000). Usually, these individuals obtain more positive results at work because they change their behaviour depending on the situation and are more likely to resolve conflicts through the integrating and compromising styles (Warech et al , 1998).…”