Adolescent Egocentrism and Feelings of Invulnerability
Are they Related
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11670974 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Margaret Dolcini (University of California, San Francisco, corresponding author), Lawrence D Cohn (0000-0003-3212-7121, The University of Texas at El Paso), Nancy E Adler (0000-0001-6962-0724, University of California, San Francisco), Susan G Millstein (Carnegie Corporation), Charles E Irwin (University of California, San Francisco), Susan M Kegele (0000-0003-4602-2275, University of California, San Francisco), Susan M Kegeles (University of California, San Francisco), George C Stone (University of California, San Francisco) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 409-418 |
| Publication date | 1989-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Early Adolescence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-4316 • E-ISSN: 1552-5449 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0272431689094003 |
| OpenAlex | W2062532516 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
This study examined the relationship between adolescent egocentrism and perceptions of risk in a sample of 458 middle school adolescents. Enright's Adolescent Egocentrism Scale (AES) and Elkind's Imaginary Audience Scale (IAS) were used to assess egocentrism. Analyses revealed unexpected findings regarding the relationship of the two egocentrism scales to risk perception. For females, high scores on the AES were associated with perceptions of high risk, and high scores on the IAS were weakly related to perceptions of low risk. Neither scale was related to risk perceptions for males. Theoretical and measurement issues are discussed
Adolescent development · Developmental psychology · Egocentrism · Feeling · Likert scale · Perception · Scale (ratio · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Clinical Psychology · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2012 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |