Guess giving all the kids trophies for participating didn't work so well after all.

Alan · Jan 6, 2013

College kids are narcissistic.

Pyschologist Jean Twenge and her colleagues compiled the data and found that over the last four decades there's been a dramatic rise in the number of students who describe themselves as being 'above average' in the areas of academic ability, drive to achieve, mathematical ability, and self-confidence.

But in appraising the traits that are considered less invidualistic - co-operativeness, understanding others, and spirituality - the numbers either stayed at slightly decreased over the same period.

Researchers also found a disconnect between the student's opinions of themselves and actual ability.

These young egotists can grow up to be depressed adults.

A 2006 study found that students suffer from 'ambition inflation' as their increased ambitions accompany increasingly unrealistic expectations.

'Since the 1960s and 1970s, when those expectations started to grow, there's been an increase in anxiety and depression,' Twenge said. 'There's going to be a lot more people who don't reach their goals.'
Twenge is the author of a separate study showing a 30 per cent increase towards narcissism in students since 1979.
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So this 'everybody wins' thing just isn't preparing them for reality. We've been telling the same thing for years to anyone who will listen.

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Guess giving all the kids trophies for participating didn't work so well after all.

Alan Proud Infidel

Ktfishhunt Well-Known Member

Fishface1911 Master of Puppets.

cd4th Shoot first, shoot again

So, I'm guessin'...

Guess it just chaw and me

guess your stuck with me !

It turned out okay I guess.

Guess what day it is

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