The Q-test: Know your self-monitoring style in 6 seconds
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Vargas, Maria E. S.
Durkee, Cassandra M.
Abstract / Description
The current study compared the Q-test, a colloquial measure of self-monitoring, to the reliable and validated 18-item Self-Monitoring Scale-Revised (Gangestad & Snyder, 1985). Self-monitoring theory contends that individuals differ on how they regulate their self-presentation, and via self-observation individuals can adjust their behaviors to accommodate social situations (Snyder, 1987). Tracing the capital letter “Q” on the forehead can supposedly provide a rough measure of self-monitoring. The “Q” can be traced on the forehead in two different orientations. It can be traced such that its tail is placed in such a way that it is pointing towards the person’s left shoulder, making the capital “Q” readable to their audience. It can also be traced in such that its tail is placed in such a way that it is pointing towards the person’s right shoulder, making the capital “Q” readable to the person. In theory, a “Q” that is readable to others corresponds to high self-monitors and “Q” readable to the individual corresponds to low self-monitors. Results showed that the Q-test carries some merit; the correlation between the Q-test and Gangestad and Snyder’s (1985) 18-item Self-Monitoring Scale-Revised was statistically significant.
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Q-test self-monitoring high self-monitor low self-monitorPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2016-04-29
Journal title
Psychological Thought
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9
Issue
1
Page numbers
123–128
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PsychOpen GOLD
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Vargas, M. E. S., & Durkee, C. M. (2016). The Q-test: Know your self-monitoring style in 6 seconds. Psychological Thought, 9(1), 123–128. https://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v9i1.165
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Vargas, Maria E. S.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Durkee, Cassandra M.
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Date of first publication2016-04-29
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Abstract / DescriptionThe current study compared the Q-test, a colloquial measure of self-monitoring, to the reliable and validated 18-item Self-Monitoring Scale-Revised (Gangestad & Snyder, 1985). Self-monitoring theory contends that individuals differ on how they regulate their self-presentation, and via self-observation individuals can adjust their behaviors to accommodate social situations (Snyder, 1987). Tracing the capital letter “Q” on the forehead can supposedly provide a rough measure of self-monitoring. The “Q” can be traced on the forehead in two different orientations. It can be traced such that its tail is placed in such a way that it is pointing towards the person’s left shoulder, making the capital “Q” readable to their audience. It can also be traced in such that its tail is placed in such a way that it is pointing towards the person’s right shoulder, making the capital “Q” readable to the person. In theory, a “Q” that is readable to others corresponds to high self-monitors and “Q” readable to the individual corresponds to low self-monitors. Results showed that the Q-test carries some merit; the correlation between the Q-test and Gangestad and Snyder’s (1985) 18-item Self-Monitoring Scale-Revised was statistically significant.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationVargas, M. E. S., & Durkee, C. M. (2016). The Q-test: Know your self-monitoring style in 6 seconds. Psychological Thought, 9(1), 123–128. https://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v9i1.165en_US
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ISSN2193-7281
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1616
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1982
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v9i1.165
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Keyword(s)Q-testen_US
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Keyword(s)self-monitoringen_US
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Keyword(s)high self-monitoren_US
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Keyword(s)low self-monitoren_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleThe Q-test: Know your self-monitoring style in 6 secondsen_US
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Issue1
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Journal titlePsychological Thought
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Page numbers123–128
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Volume9
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