Abstract
Drawing on socioanalytic theory, the present study examines a moderated mediation model of personality, self-monitoring, and organizational citizenship behavior. Results from a field study demonstrated that the relationship between self-ratings and observer ratings of personality was moderated by participants’ self-monitoring. Specifically, the relationship between self-rated and observer-rated Agreeableness was higher for low self-monitors, but the relationship between self-rated and observer-rated Conscientiousness was higher for high self-monitors. Last, we found that self-monitoring moderated the indirect effects of self-rated personality on organizational citizenship behavior through observer ratings of personality.