Egocentrism and Social Interaction in Young and Old Adults

Looft, William R.; Charles, Don C.

doi:10.2190/ag.2.1.c

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“…D. Gold et al (1988) postulated that egocentrism may lead to increased OTV. Although few studies have researched this direct relationship between egocentric speech and aging, older adults often perform higher on measures of egocentrism when compared to younger adults (Looft & Charles, 1971;McDonald & Stuart-Hamilton, 2003). Quantity of speech refers to loquacity, or the degree of verbosity and paucity of speech (Juncos-Rabadán et al, 2005;Blake, 2006).…”

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Loneliness and Off-Topic Verbosity Among Young Adults and Older Adults

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Objectives: Off-topic verbosity (OTV) refers to prolonged speech that derails from the initial conversational topic by including more loosely associated speech and becoming increasingly more unfocused and distant from the initial topic. Previous research has suggested that, among older adults, loneliness may be associated with greater OTV. The purpose of this study was to investigate the nature of the relationship between loneliness and OTV among young adults ( n = 62) and older adults ( n = 80). Methods: Participants completed a measure of loneliness and provided speech samples, which were transcribed and rated for OTV. Results: Results indicated some relationship between loneliness and tangentiality of speech, particularly among older adults. Discussion: Overall, loneliness may be associated with greater OTV in older adults, which could further explain the connection between increased loneliness and worse health outcomes in older adulthood.

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Loneliness and Off-Topic Verbosity Among Young Adults and Older Adults

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“…Egocentrism is broadly defined as an embeddedness in one's own point of view (Looft & Charles, 1971). Egocentrism theoretically arises during adolescence and dissipates with experience (Elkind, 1967), but there is little empirical evidence on this (Dolcini et al, 1989).…”

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Barriers to and Facilitators of HIV–STD Behavior Change: Intrapersonal and Relationship-Based Factors

Canin

Dolcini

Adler

1999

Review of General Psychology

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This article draws on clinical, cognitive, and health psychology literature to explore a range of barriers to sexual risk behavior change. It is divided into 5 sections, each of which presents obstacles and solutions to address them. The first 4 sections are organized around antecedent factors commonly addressed in models of risk behavior. Barriers related to effective information, risk perception, attitudes and intentions, and behavioral skill acquisition are discussed. The 5th section focuses on barriers related to the psychological and social context of sexual encounters, factors relatively underexplored in traditional approaches to risk reduction. It is believed that future intervention programs will be strengthened by incorporating a more integrative and comprehensive approach to intrapersonal and interpersonal aspects of sexual behavior.

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Logical Concept Attainment during the Aging Years

Hooper

Sheehan

1977

Knowledge and Development

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Egocentrism and Social Interaction in Young and Old Adults

Cited by 51 publications

References 41 publications

Loneliness and Off-Topic Verbosity Among Young Adults and Older Adults

Loneliness and Off-Topic Verbosity Among Young Adults and Older Adults

Barriers to and Facilitators of HIV–STD Behavior Change: Intrapersonal and Relationship-Based Factors

Logical Concept Attainment during the Aging Years

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