Egocentrism in Adolescence

Elkind, David

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.1967.tb04378.x

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“…Feelings of self-consciousness increase during early adolescence, peak around age 15, and then decline (Ranking, Lane, Gibbons, & Gerrard, 2004). This rise and fall in self-consciousness has been attributed both to changes in hypothetical thinking (Elkind, 1967) and to fluctuations in social confidence (Ranking, Lane, Gibbons, & Gerrard, 2004), and although these may in fact be contributors to the phenomenon, the arousal of the socio-emotional network as a result of increases in pubertal hormones probably plays a role as well.…”

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A social neuroscience perspective on adolescent risk-taking

Steinberg¹

2008

Developmental Review

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This article proposes a framework for theory and research on risk-taking that is informed by developmental neuroscience. Two fundamental questions motivate this review. First, why does risktaking increase between childhood and adolescence? Second, why does risk-taking decline between adolescence and adulthood? Risk-taking increases between childhood and adolescence as a result of changes around the time of puberty in the brain's socio-emotional system leading to increased rewardseeking, especially in the presence of peers, fueled mainly by a dramatic remodeling of the brain's dopaminergic system. Risk-taking declines between adolescence and adulthood because of changes in the brain's cognitive control system -changes which improve individuals' capacity for selfregulation. These changes occur across adolescence and young adulthood and are seen in structural and functional changes within the prefrontal cortex and its connections to other brain regions. The differing timetables of these changes make mid-adolescence a time of heightened vulnerability to risky and reckless behavior.

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Section: Changes In Neural Oxytocin At Pubertymentioning

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A social neuroscience perspective on adolescent risk-taking

Steinberg¹

2008

Developmental Review

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“…In addition to differences in prevalence of substance use as a function of the grade of the child , children are more likely to intend to use substances, are more willing to use, and have more positive prototypes of substances users as they get older (Andrews & Peterson, 2006). According to Elkind (1967), as youths age they become more egocentric and are more likely to believe that they are central to other's thoughts. Thus, we predict that the influence of prototypes of substance users on willingness will be stronger for the older group.…”

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The effect of early cognitions on cigarette and alcohol use during adolescence.

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Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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The present study predicts cigarette and alcohol use in adolescence from the development of children's cognitions in the elementary years, beginning in the second through the fifth grade. Using Latent Growth Modeling, we examined a model using data from 712 participants in the Oregon Youth Substance Use Project, who were in the second through fifth grade at the first assessment and followed for six annual or semi-annual assessments over seven years. Growth in children's prototypes and subjective norms in the elementary years (T1 through T4) were related to their substance use in adolescence (T6) through their willingness and intentions (T5) to smoke and drink. Across the sample, for both substances, the intercept and slope of prototypes were either indirectly related to use through willingness or directly related to use. Both the intercept and slope of subjective norms were indirectly related to use of both substances through both willingness and intentions, and directly related to cigarette use. Results suggest that elementary children have measurable cognitions regarding substance use, which develop during the elementary years, and predict use later in adolescence. These findings emphasize the need for prevention programs targeting changing children's social images of substance users and encouraging more accurate perceptions of peers' use.

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“…El distanciamiento de los progenitores es otro de los grandes motores de los adolescentes que sienten la necesidad de tomar decisiones fuera del control de los adultos, en especial cuando tratan de elegir amigos, ropa, actividades de ocio y objetos de moda (Ford & Nicholls, 1992). De la misma manera, algunos jóvenes tienen metas vinculadas con actividades ilegales reforzadas por los iguales (Blackburn, 1993) y propias del desarrollo cognitivo típico de la edad madurativa, por ejemplo el "mito de imbecilidad" (Elkind, 1967). De ahí que Carroll et al (1997) hayan introducido en sus evaluaciones una escala de riesgo.…”

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