A Comparison of Two Measures of Egocentrism
- 1 June 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Personality Assessment
- Vol. 52 (2) , 212-222
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa5202_3
Abstract
This study examined the relationship between two prominent measures of egocentrism, Enright's Adolescent Egocentrism Scale (AES) and Elkind's Imaginary Audience Scale (IAS), in a sample of 458 adolescents, between 10 and 15 years old. Both correlational and factor analyses indicated that the two measures assess distinctly different phenomena. As predicted, IAS scores were correlated with self-reported levels of shyness, nervousness, and social skills. These results provide partial evidence for the validity of the IAS as a measure of self-consciousness, though not necessarily egocentrism per se. The validity of the AES was not examined.This publication has 18 references indexed in Scilit:
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