@article{ref1,
title="The Dark Side of Self-Monitoring: How High Self-Monitors View Their Romantic Relationships",
journal="Communication reports",
year="2007",
author="Wright, Courtney N. and Holloway, Adrienne and Roloff, Michael E.",
volume="20",
number="2",
pages="101-114",
abstract="Individuals differ with regard to self-monitoring. Although self-monitoring is positively related to social skills, little research informs how it influences relational processes. Because self-monitoring gives rise to impression management, it may promote less intimate communication and lower relational quality. A survey of 97 (N = 97) undergraduate daters was conducted. Results revealed that self-monitoring was negatively related to intimate communication and relational quality. Intimate communication mediated the relationships between self-monitoring and relational quality. Thus, self-monitoring tendencies that enhance the quality of the communication skills of high self-monitors attenuate relational quality.<p />",
language="",
issn="0893-4215",
doi="10.1080/08934210701643727",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08934210701643727"
}