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  Psychological ScienceVolume 19 Issue 2, Pages 181 - 188 Published Online: 5 Feb 2008 © 2009 Association for Psychological Science
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 98K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Research Article Do Today's Young People Really Think They Are So Extraordinary? An Examination of Secular Trends in Narcissism and Self-Enhancement Copyright Copyright © 2008 Association for Psychological Science ABSTRACTABSTRACT—The present research investigated secular trends in narcissism and self-enhancement over the past three decades. Despite recent claims about the impact of the "self-esteem movement" on the current generation of young people, we found no evidence that college students' scores on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory increased from the 1980s through 2007 (N= 26,867), although we did find small changes in specific facets of narcissism. Similarly, we found no evidence that high school students' level of self-enhancement, defined by the discrepancy between their perceived intelligence and their actual academic achievements, increased from 1976 to 2006 (N= 410,527). These results cast doubt on the belief that today's young people have increasingly inflated impressions of themselves compared with previous generations. (Received 5/18/07; Revision accepted 7/27/07) | 
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