Investigating the Psychometric Properties of the Egocentrism Scale in University Students

Maktabi, Gholamhossein; Salehi, Shima; Ahmadi Farsani, Mojtaba

doi:10.22054/jem.2025.80318.3547

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Science and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

² PhD Student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Science and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

³ PhD, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Science and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22054/jem.2025.80318.3547

Abstract

Evaluating Egocentrism in various aspects of life is crucial for diagnosis and treatment across all age groups. Due to the absence of a standardization tool in Iran to measure this psychological construct, this study was conducted to investigate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the egocentism scale in students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. In order to normalize the egocentrism scale, a translation and reverse translation method was used to prepare the scale. A total of 300 male and female students were selected from the undergraduate student population of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz during the academic year 2022-2023. The selection was done using a multi-stage cluster random sampling method. These people completed Tajmir Riahi et al.'s egocentrism scale (2022), Ames et al.'s (2006) narcissistic personality questionnaire, Machiavelli's egocentrism dimension questions of Surman's revised antisocial personality disorder questionnaire (2016), and Davis' empathy questionnaire (1983). Data analysis was done using Cronbach's alpha coefficient, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and exploratory factor analysis using SPSS software version 26. Also, Pearson's correlation coefficients showed that the egocentrism scale has appropriate and acceptable convergent and discriminant validity. Also, the results of exploratory analysis showed that only the extracted factor explains 55.70% of the variance. On the other hand, the results showed that there is no significant difference between male and female students in terms of egocentrism. In general, the findings of the present study showed that the Persian version of the egocentrism scale is a suitable tool for evaluating students' egocentrism.

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December 2025
Pages 159-177