Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2024
Abstract
This study reports on preliminary work to develop a questionnaire for identifying self-location and test it against self-location as indicated on a human silhouette. Self-location, also known as the ego-center or the seat of attention, is the sense of where the “I” or subject is experienced relative to the body. Determining the location of the sense of self is of value since variations in self-location have been associated with differences in attitudes, motivations, and behaviors. A 14-item questionnaire was developed based on demonstrated characteristics of head-located self and heart-located self. Results showed greater than 90% congruence between self-location as determined by this questionnaire and as indicated by marking self-location graphically on a silhouette. A revised version of the questionnaire is presented in preparation for further validation.
Recommended Citation
Sester, Marie, "Assessing Bodily Location of the Egocenter: Testing Content Validity of the Dispositional Self-Location Questionnaire" (2024). International Journal of Transpersonal Studies Advance Publication Archive. 100.
https://digitalcommons.ciis.edu/advance-archive/100
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