Title |
Adolescent egocentrism: Exploration into possible contributions of parent-child relations
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Published in |
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, February 1982
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DOI | 10.1007/bf01537814 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Gerald R. Adams, Randy M. Jones |
Abstract |
A family relations model for the study of adolescent egocentrism was tested in an exploratory study of the relationship between parental socialization styles and adolescents' imaginary audience behavior. A sample of adolescent boys (n=58) and girls (n=57) responded to Heilbrun's Parent-Child Interaction Rating Scale and Schaefer's Parent-Behavior Inventory and completed Elkind and Bowen's Imaginary Audience Scale. As hypothesized, rejection-control was associated with increased imaginary audience behavior, while physical affect was negatively related to self-consciousness. Sex differences were noted, with rejection-control being most important in predicting self-consciousness for boys and physical affect being the best predictor of girls' egocentrism behavior. The data provide an alternative model to a cognitive developmental perspective of adolescent egocentrism development. |
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