Sentences with phrase «adolescent egocentrism»

The Imaginary Audience and the Personal Fable: A Test of Elkind's Theory of Adolescent Egocentrism

Thanks in part to adolescent egocentrism, tweens tend to care most about topics that have a personal relevance to them.

Adolescent egocentrism usually appears around 11 or 12 years of age and tapers off around 15 or 16 years.

Adolescent egocentrism underlies many common tween and teen behaviors.

Revisiting the imaginary audience and personal fable constructs of adolescent egocentrism: A conceptual review.

Around puberty, adolescent egocentrism emerges, deeply affecting how 11 - 13 years feel about themselves.

Being exposed to varying backgrounds and perspectives may also help tweens move beyond adolescent egocentrism, which in turn benefits their interactions with peers, teachers, and parents.

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Elkind (26) suggests that the cognitive shifts that occur in adolescence result in a form of adolescent «egocentrism» in which the adolescent is overwhelmed by the sense that he or she is the focus of everyone's attention, coupled with the belief that his or her experiences are entirely unique.