Self-Monitoring In Relationships

Self-monitoring plays a prominent role in the context of gender roles and gender differences within romantic relationships. Just as some individuals are better at expressing themselves verbally than others, the skill of expressing oneself nonverbally differs from individual to individual well. For instance, there have been numerous studies conducted that further prove the notion that women express their emotions more often and with greater intensity than men do. The difference between genders in terms of emotional expression are said to exist because of the impulsivity and intensity that which derives from the expression of emotion (Hall, 1984). Furthermore, when it comes to being able to successfully analyze and interpret emotions, women