>>106932555From what I understood in that TV series, Raven's powers are more "unstable".
When the two had switched bodies, when Starfire got upset she wasn't just able to shoot magic bolts, objects around her started crumbling and disintegrating at random. So while their powers are both emotion-based, Raven's are still a hell of a lot more dangerous.
I suppose the "self-centric" description is pretty apt. Starfire's powers empower her, making her stronger and so on, and Raven's powers affect things around her more directly, destroying objects and creating barriers.