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ABSTRACT
The article is dedicated to the experimental study of the manifestation of egocentrism in adolescence. First of all, the
content of the concept of egocentrism and the researches of foreign scientists in this regard are mentioned. Also,
experimental research aimed at determining the degree of formation of egocentrism during adolescence was carried
out and its analysis was described.
KEYWORDS
Adolescence, personality, behavior, egocentrism, egoism, personality traits, stubbornness, determination,
unwillingness.
INTRODUCTION
Our era forces a person as an independent person to
think, think, reflect and draw conclusions for himself
every second. That is, in this infinite universe, we are
obliged to know the psychology of people because we
cannot imagine ourselves without others, our interests
without the interests of others. After all, the policy of
our independent state is to protect human interests
and create a decent way of life for him.
Today, the main task of the sciences dealing with
psychology and social activities in general is to analyze
the nature of all spiritual, spiritual and human
relationships that ensure the education of a perfect
generation, and to implement the most effective ways
of managing them. In this place, it is one of the most
urgent issues to study the mechanisms of social
thinking, the formation of new worldviews and
Research Article
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF EGOCENTRISM PHENOMENON IN
ADOLESCENT PERIOD
Submission Date:
March 17, 2023,
Accepted Date:
March 22, 2023,
Published Date:
March 27, 2023
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Is A Doctoral Student At The "Family And Women" Research Institute, Uzbekistan
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relationships, and the mechanisms of human influence
on oneself and others.
In the science of psychology, the concept of
egocentrism has been studied in a wide range, and its
content and essence are being illuminated from
different points of view. In particular, the term
egocentrism has its own meaning, which covers the
characteristics of the external and internal behavioral
system of a person.
Egocentrism - past selfishness - is an individual's focus
only on his own interests, and even when there is
information that contradicts his experience, he cannot
change his initial knowledge about an object, idea or
imagination. The root of egocentrism lies in the fact
that the subject does not understand the possibility of
another point of view that is contrary to him, in which
he has an implicit belief that the psychological
structure of other people is exactly similar to his own.
Overcoming egocentrism is carried out on the basis of
consistent development of the ability to strive for
decentration. Egocentrism is most clearly manifested
in early childhood and is mostly overcome by the age
of 12-14; even with age, there is a tendency for it to
increase slightly. Various types of egocentrism are
considered in some studies: 1) egocentrism of
knowledge - characteristic of perception and thinking
processes; 2) egocentrism - indicates the inability to
understand morally the foundations of other people's
moral actions and actions; 3) communicative
egocentrism - observed in the subject's transmission of
information to other people, consists of ignoring the
differences in thesauruses, meaning of concepts, etc.
Overcoming egocentrism in each of these areas can be
relatively independent [3].
In the "Dictionary of Psychiatric Terms" authored by V.
M. Bleicher and I. V. Kruklar, egocentrism is a
personality trait characterized by putting the motives
of one's mental life, one's views, interests first and
disregarding the interests and opinions of others. It is
observed in patients with epilepsy, psychopathic
individuals.
Egocentrism of anxiety is observed in the process of
anxiety, in which the patient, according to K. Conrad
[1958], cannot form the "Copernican turn", that is, he
is in captivity of his "I" - the patient imagines that he
everything that happens around him directly affects
him [2].
In the Oxford Dictionary of Psychology, egocentrism or
egocentricity is a direction in which a person focuses
mainly on himself and is insensitive to others. When
applied to adults, it is understood to be self-centered
and self-absorbed. When applied to children, especially
in terms of Piaget's theory, this concept refers to
speech and thoughts subordinate to the child's internal
self-awareness [5].
According to D. Elkindom and T. I. Pashukova, the
period when the concept of egocentrism develops
corresponds to adolescence. The reason why
adolescent egocentrism is separated into a separate
category is that the characteristics of egocentrism
develop during this period. The appearance of
egocentrism is as follows:
It is a personality trait, it is the social status in the
referent group, which arises as a result of the influence
of social factors - relatives, especially the type of
upbringing and interpersonal relations (T.I. Paushkova)
[4];
Egocentrism is an affective component of a person and
is inextricably linked with the developmental
characteristics of a teenager's formal operational
thinking (D. Elkind);
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The thinking activity of the individual dominant is
considered and is based on a certain period of
adolescence and personal characteristics of the
adolescent (Y.V. Geiko);
In psychology, in addition to thinking egocentrism (the
period of development of speech and thinking in
children from 3 to 6 years old), this concept is used to
express the state and characteristics of a person.
Egocentrism, as a personality trait, determines his
thoughts, worries, imagination, actions, goals,
character traits and attitudes.
It is known that adolescent egocentrism is manifested
in experience, in other words, in trial and error using
methods in socialization. If egocentrism was separated
in a preschool child, i.e. there was no need to appeal to
society, then in adolescence the "I" of the child thinks
about joining society. Adolescent egocentrism is
inextricably linked with society's opinion.
Adolescence is an important period for the formation
and development of a person, and it is the transition
from childhood to adulthood. During this period,
physical and psychological changes do not change in
accordance with each other. As a result, various
problems arise and affect the adolescent's interaction
with other people. The highest level of egocentrism
appears at 10-15 years old. In adolescence, his attitude
towards himself and others changes. If before the child
was scolded by adults and told about what is good and
what is bad, the child would agree with them and do
what they said. Now this child tries to do everything
independently, without asking adults. The influence of
parents goes to the 2nd level, and the influence of
peers-friends goes to the 1st level.
Education in the family also takes part in the formation
of personality. But this can lead to an egoistic
orientation in a person. There are the following
manifestations of upbringing in the family:
-Dictation;
-Guardianship;
-Non-interference;
-Cooperation.
Parents and positions may be the same, but often one
tends to dominate.
If there is no conflict in the family, but the parents do
not know how to raise the child, the father and mother
do not work together, do not respect each other, such
conditions also have a negative effect on the formation
of the child's personality.
If there is a dictation of education in the family, then
there is excessive demand and strong control over the
child. Even physical force is used in punishment. As a
result of such education during adolescence, the child
loses his sense of self-worth. From the age of 11-12, he
starts to answer for himself. As a result of forced
subordination of parents, the child develops a sense of
rudeness and hatred towards them. Even if the parents
can force him to obey, some characteristics of the child
begin to disappear: independence, self-worth, self-
confidence, etc.
In the form of guardianship, dominance is in the child.
In order to find a way to the child's heart, the parents
satisfy all their needs and desires, and get rid of
difficulties and problems. A child who influences
adults, who has learned to satisfy their needs, and who
has never met their opposition, stops developing
mentally. Such a child lost himself in a new
environment.
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Non-interference is another form of family upbringing,
which also has a negative impact on the formation of
the personality. they also leave it to themselves. The
child's feelings and worries are ignored, thinking that
they are not important. As a result, parents get the idea
that "the child has his own problems, we have our own
problems." The child develops rudeness, indifference
and egocentrism.
If dictation and guardianship is observed to be
dominant, and if there is no interference, the child will
not have enough orientations and concepts to take his
place.
Only the appearance of cooperation has a positive
effect on the formation of personality, and the child
develops personal characteristics. The method of
persuasion is used instead of coercion on the part of
the parents, sympathy for failure, and if the feelings of
respect for others in the child's wrong actions are
explained, this child will definitely have a positive
effect on the personality formation.
The family is not the only factor that influences
personality formation. A strong influencing factor is
peer-friends. The ability to establish contact with peers
and friends, and the ability to hang out with them,
appears. Shyness, shyness, sociable traits arise as a
result of simply not being able to get acquainted, not
being able to get a bad social goal, and not having the
desire to talk to others. Instead of getting to know the
person he is interested in, the boy expresses his
sorrows. He starts thinking about whether he wants to
meet this person or not. Those who do not believe in
themselves are considered to be the ones who face a
lot of criticism [1].
Egocentrism is derived from the Latin words Ego - me
and centrum - the center of a circle. means that he
can't. Considering the fact that among our youth there
are those who are turning away from our national
culture and values under the influence of the above
worldview, who are completely becoming slaves of
European or American culture, and as a result,
influencing the change of social opinion in society, the
causes of this problem and we look forward to the
research on its elimination from future specialists.
Egoistic behavior and the use of the term egoism, as
noted by D. Myers, are very common in everyday life.
This is due to the fact that many people in the general
public know the concept of egoism, but on the
contrary, most people do not know what the meaning
of the term altruism is. It can be said that this term is
familiar only to those who work on a scientific topic [1].
It is known that egoism is considered a negative quality
among people, and egoistic behavior is also considered
as deserving of a negative attitude by the public.
Altruism, on the other hand, is seen as a positive
quality, and altruistic behavior is chosen as deserving
of positive treatment. Why is that? This is because
egoistic behavior is based on putting one's own
interests first, while altruistic behavior is based on
putting others' interests first. So, based on this, it can
be said that altruism is the antonym of egoism.
Therefore, in understanding the term altruism, D.
Myers preferred to use the term egoism, which is
common in our daily life [1].
In our research, the "Egocentric associations"
methodology was used to study the phenomenon of
egocentrism in adolescence. The main goal of the
methodology is to determine the degree of
manifestation of egocentrism in a teenager. The
methodology consists of 40 incomplete sentences,
which are intended to complete the tested ideas. Also,
the results were analyzed based on whether they had
finished their thoughts. The results were analyzed
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quantitatively and qualitatively. The results of the
quantitative analysis are shown in the table.
Table 1
Indicators of the formation of egocentrism in adolescence
Testers
High
Medium
Low
7th grade
23%
56%
21%
9th grade
17%
64%
19%
If we pay attention to the indicators of the examinees,
we can see that the high level of egocentrism was 23%
among the 7th graders and 17% among the 9th graders.
This testifies to the strong self-direction of a teenager.
Also, this category is distinguished by the leadership of
demonstrative behavior in the group of teenagers,
disrespect for others, strong tendency to demand their
rights. Especially in adolescents, the increasing desire
for independence can lead to increased egocentrism.
According to the results of the research, the average
level of egocentrism is explained by the fact that 56%
of 7th graders and 64% of 9th graders were noted.
Most of the test takers. The manifestation of
egocentrism in them is inextricably linked with the
situation and conditions. Because their egocentrism is
determined by disagreements in ordinary everyday
situations.
We can see that the low rate of egocentrism was 21%
among 7th graders and 19% among 9th graders. This is
characterized by the fact that the level of egocentrism
is clearly manifested in them. In particular, their
egocentrism is distinguished by the fact that it is
expressed more verbally.
It can be seen from the mentioned opinions that it is
known that most of the test takers have a high level of
egocentrism. It depends more on the position of the
child in the system of education and interpersonal
relations in the family. Especially, it depends on the
personal example that the parents show in front of the
child.
The following conclusions can be made based on the
studied sources and conducted research:
-
the environment and human community play an
important role in the formation of egocentrism in a
teenager;
-
the obvious manifestation of egocentrism
corresponds more to the period of adolescence;
-
social environment and family education play an
important role in the emergence of egocentrism in
a person;
-
increased attention to the personality of a
teenager is one of the important psychological
factors in the emergence of egocentrism in them;
-
the growing desire to get rid of the influence of
adults
and
become
independent
during
adolescence is considered as one of the
mechanisms influencing the formation of
egocentrism in them;
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In accordance with the conclusions, the following
recommendations can be made:
-
it is necessary to establish a conscious attitude
towards one's personality in a teenager;
-
must master the laws and regulations specific to
the system of interpersonal relations;
-
it is necessary to establish a respectful and sincere
attitude towards one's own person;
-
it is necessary to develop a sense of self-confidence
by conducting psychological training sessions in
the youth team.
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