CNN reports: "Vanity on the Rise Among College Students"

This article from CNN is really interesting and full of implications for teens and young adults and   our parenting. "Today's college students are more narcissistic and self centered than their predecessors, according to a comprehensive study by 5 psychologists who worry that the trend could be harmful to personal relationships and American society." It is hard to accept these broad negative generalizations for an entire generation, however, I    think it is worth reading this entire article.  The psychologists who conducted this huge study said that  the upsurge is so pronounced that they are not quite sure of the remedies.

Find this article at: http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/02/27/self.centered.students.ap/index.html "Generation Me:  Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled- and     More Miserable Than Ever Before" written by Jean Twenge said"narcissists tend to lack empathy, react aggressively to criticism and favor self promotion over helping others."  This makes me think of MySpace and all the self promotion going on there... Anyway, it has me thinking...  You might want  to check out the article. Just trying to keep us parents up to date and on our toes... Ciao, Anne