With the rise of the selfie culture, older adults often complain today’s youth are more narcissistic and self-obsessed than they were at that age. In fact, some have declared a narcissism epidemic. But are the young really more narcissistic? Recent research on a large sample of students in three U.S. universities suggests otherwise. The study…
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A One-Question Test for Narcissism
Do you know someone you think is a narcissist? A narcissistic personality is characterized by inflated views of the self, extreme vanity, and obsessive self-importance. The term comes from the mythical Greek character, Narcissus, who fell in love with his own image reflected in a pool of water. Entranced by his own beauty, Narcissus stared…