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Today's college students are more self-centered and narcissistic than their predecessors, according to a recent study done by five psychologists.
Jean Twenge, a professor at San Diego State University, and four colleagues examined the responses of 16,475 students who completed the Narcissistic Personality Inventory between 1982 and 2006.
Two-thirds of today's students scored above average on the NPI, compared with about 36% in 1982. While narcissism can be helpful in dealing with new situations, "narcissism can also have very negative consequences for society, including the breakdown of close relationships with others," said W. Keith Campbell ...