The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of self monitoring and gender on coping strategies in intimate relationships.
The Self Monitoring Scale and Multidimensional Intimate Coping Questionnaire were given to 224 heterosexual Turkish undergraduate
students. Results showed that high self monitors had higher scores on focusing on relationship, seeking external support,
alcohol and drug use, self-bolstering, and humor coping than low self monitors. Females reported greater negative and passive
coping, positive and active coping, self-bolstering, religious coping and seeking external support than males did. Males reported
greater alcohol and drug use than females did. Consequently, this study showed that both self monitoring (high–low) and gender
affect on coping strategies among Turkish undergraduate sample.
Keywords Self monitoring - Gender - Coping strategy - Intimate relationships