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personal fable: a standalone construct

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Developmental psychology

an adolescent's belief that their experiences are unique and that they are invulnerable to harm.

In developmental psychology, personal fable refers to an adolescent's belief that their experiences are unique and that they are invulnerable to harm. This meaning comes from Alberts (2006) in Journal of Youth and Adolescence.[1]

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belief4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs harm2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two carriers

References

Alberts, A., Elkind, D., & Ginsberg, S. (2006). The Personal Fable and Risk-Taking in Early Adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 36(1), 71-76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-006-9144-4

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