SELF-PRESENTATION STRATEGIES AND THE 5-FACTOR MODEL

Two samples of subjects (a sample of undergraduate students and a samp le from the general population) filled out the Self-Monitoring Scale ( Snyder, 1974) and the NEO-PI (Costa & McCrae, 1985). The results showe d an acquisitive self-monitoring pattern associated with Extraversion and Openness to Experience, and a defensive self-monitoring pattern as sociated with Neuroticism. These results support previous research whi ch has identified two styles of self-presentation (acquisitive vs. def ensive) and confirm the usefulness of the NEO-PI as a broad instrument for research in personality. (C) 1998 Academic Press.