Egocentrism and depressive symptomatology in adolescents

The purpose of the present study is to examine the relationship between egocentrism and depressive symptomatology in adolescents. One hundred ninety-four adolescent (108 males, 86 females) ranging in age from 12 to 17 years and enrolled in a high school in Quebec, completed the Adolescent Egocentris...

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Published inJournal of adolescent research Vol. 1; no. 4; pp. 431 - 437
Main Author Baron, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.10.1986
Subjects
4-H Youth Development Program
adolescents
depression
symptoms
youth development
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Summary:The purpose of the present study is to examine the relationship between egocentrism and depressive symptomatology in adolescents. One hundred ninety-four adolescent (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.
ISSN:0743-5584
1552-6895
DOI:10.1177/074355488614008