IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT AND CROSS-CULTURAL ADAPTION

The relationship between impression management and cross-cultural adap tation was assessed. A sample of 112 individuals, 35 employees of a U. S.-based corporation and 77 undergraduate students, completed a packet of questionnaires containing M. Snyder's (1974) Self-Monitoring Scale , the Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding (D. L. Paulhus, 1988) , the Cross-Cultural Adaptability Inventory (J. Meyers & C. Kelley, 19 92), and the Cross-Cultural Interaction Inventory (T. M. Yellen & S. J . Mumford, 1975). The individuals' scores on two impression management measures (the Self-Monitoring Scale and the Balanced Inventory of Des irable Responding) were found to be significantly correlated with resp onses on two cross-cultural adaptability measures (the Cross-Cultural Adaptability inventory and the Cross-Cultural Interaction Inventory). The results suggest that impression management tendencies may be relat ed to the ability to adapt cross-culturally.