Egocentrism and Depressive Symptomatology in Adolescents
- 1 October 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Adolescent Research
- Vol. 1 (4) , 431-437
- https://doi.org/10.1177/074355488614008
Abstract
The purpose of the present study is to examine the relationship between egocentrism and depressive symptomatology in adolescents. One hundred ninety-four adolescents (108 males, 86 females), ranging in age from 12 to 17 years and enrolled in a high school in Quebec, completed the Adolescent Egocentrism-Sociocentrism Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory. As predicted, subjects with high egocentrism showed significantly more depressive symptoms than subjects with low egocentrism. Results are discussed in light of the literature on adolescent depression.Keywords
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