According to alberts, elkind, and ginsberg the personal fable is the corollary to the imaginary audience.
Adolescent personal fable. The first relates to the adolescent living life believing he is. The personal fable concept is a step in the adolescent's development. It serves to allow teens to have a sense of control and make sense of their world.
A personal fable is an aspect of adolescent egocentrism in which the adolescent believes that his/her thoughts, feelings, and experiences are unique, better or worse than other peopleโs, and. Hence, personal fable ideation is a multidimensional construct with differential implications for adolescent mental health. Adolescent fables of invulnerability and personal.
The imaginary audience and the personal fable. The pros are that the adolescent feels special, superior, powerful and more capable of doing things than others. It serves to allow teens to have a sense of control and make sense of their world.
The personal fable is the consequence to the imaginary audience. The personal fable component of adolescent egocentrism was measured with the new personal fable (pf) scale. Adolescent egocentrism can be divided into two separate forms:
With the personal fable idea, elkind argued in his theory that adolescents believe that their own thoughts and experiences are unique to them and that they are inherently. These factors also enable them to. That scores on the personal fable scale will increase with age over the early adolescent years;
That males will score higher on the invulnerability dimension of personal. However, it can prove to. The personal fable concept is a step in the adolescent's development.