Demand characteristics and self-report measures of imaginary audience sensitivity: Implications for interpreting age differences in adolescent egocentrism

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 187-200

  Vartanian, Lesa Rae ^a   Powlishta, Kimberly K ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent egocentrism; Imaginary audience; Self report measures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMAGINATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; EGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0035375777     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: 19400896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221320109597960     Document Type: Article

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