The Self Focus Sentence Completion: A Study of Egocentricity

A 30-item sentence completion blank (SFSC), in which most of the stems contain a self-reference (I, my, me, etc.), may provide a useful index of egocentricity as a response orientation or style.

Abstract

Summary A 30-item sentence completion blank (SFSC), in which most of the stems contain a self-reference (I, my, me, etc.) is described. Normative data are provided for 2,592 non-psychiatric subjects representing five different kinds of populations, and 273 psychiatric patients from nine different diagnostic groups. Reliability data are presented and the results of six validation studies are discussed. It is suggested that the SFSC, which yields six scores, may provide a useful index of egocentricity as a response orientation or style. The data are discussed in the context of "egocentric balance," a postulate seemingly compatible with several theoretical positions.