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Lapsley, Daniel K.; And Others – 1984
Epistemological loneliness refers to the isolation adolescents may experience as the result of cognitive relativism, ushered in by the emergence of formal operational thought. To examine the relationship between cognitive relativity, epistemological loneliness, and depression in adolescence, 108 adolescents (29 seventh graders, 29 ninth graders,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Structures, College Students, Concept Formation