A study in childhood egocentricity.
The SFSC was administered to 79 children and 63 adolescents who were considered to be functioning at a normal level. The ratio of self-focus to environment focus scores was related significantly to age, which confirms a hypothesis based upon Piaget's theory of mental development. Deviations from a relatively equal S/E ratio have been associated previously with psychopathology in adults. This was not found in the present study. It was suggested that an even S/E ratio may be inappropriate for children and youth, whose response styles are still in a state of development.
D000293:Adolescent; D000339:Affect; D002648:Child; D003071:Cognition; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D004532:Ego; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007837:Latency Period, Psychological; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012649:Self Concept