After reading the articles provided and having exposure to both arguments, I do not believe that today's youth are more self-centered than previous generations. Part of my reasoning comes from the articles and part from simple everyday experience. To begin with, I do not believe you can or should be able to judge a persons level of selfcenteredness and narcissism from tests such as the NPI test/score. Furthermore, there are so many different influences and aspects in our overall society now in comparison to when they are. How can you truly and accuratley compare the two generations? To conclude, I do not believe that youth of today are more self-centered than previous generations for many reasons.
I don't understand how they tested certain areas to achieve the NPI test/score. Also, how did the get the results from people from the 1980's? Judging selfcenteredness and narcissism wouldn't be very accurate and would be hard to rate.
I agree that the NPI test scores can't be relied on. But I think that if more research is done on them that it could be used later down the road if the results are similar to what they are now.
In my opinion, today's youth is not more self-centered than previous generations. There is not precise comparison possible between different generations, because there is a lot of different factors that could influence just one of those generations, making the comparison inaccurate. To me, the only reason why people from other generations thinks that this generation is more self-centered, individualist or even selfish is because they are adults and their perspective and point of view change with the time. i do think that there is a lot of values that changed in our society and it can become really self-centered, but I think 30 years ago there was self-centered people as well.
I totally agree with you! There are so many different factors in society now that could play in to behavior that how can it be accuratley judged? I like the point you made with adults may just have a different perspective now.
I agree that people grow up and their perspective and point of view change over time. Usually, grown-ups will get grumpy if someone makes a small mess on their property, even if it's an accident. I also agree that there isn't a precise way to make a comparison.
I don't fully agree with you, because I do think that our generation is more self centered, but you have a few valid point. I agree that there are a lot of different factors that could influence generations and so making the comparisons are inaccurate.
The article states, "In a 2006 survey, 81% of 18-25 year-olds said that getting rich was among their generation's most important goals; 64% named it as the most important goal of all. In contrast, only 30% chose helping others who need help, and only 10% named becoming more spiritual...". This statement is telling JUST the views from people in 2006, and not anybody from the 1980's. I disagree and agree that today's youth are more self-centered than previous generations. People's views change when they get older and see reality as a whole. In addition, the world is always changing and today is completely different than it was in the 1980's. From my own opinion, I see kids being self-centered because they don't have to deal with problems such as house payments, taxes, paying for food and water, insurance, gas money, etc. Their views will change once they have to start worrying about certain things.
I agree with your statement "people's views change when they get older and see reality as a whole." I think that is a very valid point that defends the arguement of the perspective an adult might have.
I agree with you completely, I also like how you say "their views will change once they have to start worrying about certain things". I think every generation has been self-centered when they were little and living with their parents not having to worry about bills and everyday life expenses.
In my opinion, I believe that today's youth is not more self-centered, but only to a degree. I believe this because of points that the article had, but also from what I have seen of the youth in small and big places. I don’t believe that the NIP tests and what they scored on it should determine if they are self-centered or not. As a young person you may have a different view of everything compared to when you get older, so you can’t judge a book by its cover too early on in life. A person may be as the article said a "narcissist” or “self-centered” during teenage years, but it might be because of something that happened to them. Later on in life they could completely change their ways and become a pacifist and give everything they have to help people. There are so many influences out there these days that people might make think a kid is self-centered, but that is their own perspective not necessarily the real deal. I can’t actually say for sure that today’s youth is not more self-centered because I haven’t ever witnessed previous generations youth. But, all in all, in my opinion today’s youth is not more self-centered than previous generations.
I like how you state that "later on in life they could completely change their ways and become a pacifist and give everything they have to help people". I agree with you on this because I do believe that people can change and especially when they get older and learn what life is really about.
Thank you! I think people change once they find out that the world doesnt always work the way they want it too. They could either become nice or mean :)
I believe that to prove that the NPI tests or any of this information works would be to continue the test through the entire life of the individual. I am glad you saw that things could change later in the life of the individual.
After reading the article "Are Today's Youth More Self-Centered Than Previous Generations?", I disagree with the article. I do not think that the NPI tests are very reliable, the questions Like "I am going to be a great person" or "I hope I am going to be successful" is their own opinion on how they want to live their life. If a person was to answer "I am going to be a great person" just means that they have self-esteem and have the goals to achieve being a great person throughout life. Having self confidence is completely different then being narcissistic, in the article when it states "Third, narcissism involves a wide range of self-regulation efforts aimed at enhancing the self", I think if false, older generations want the younger generation to succeed so by saying that improving one's self is related to being narcissistic isn't right. I also believe that ALL children of ALL generations are self-centered in a sense that we don't have to pay for houses, electric bills, food bills, or just everyday expenses. So when a kid moves out and starts their life without having their parents to hold their hands they will grow up and not be self-centered. Lastly, I believe that things have greatly changed since the 1980's making the older generations think the younger generations are more self-centered.
I agree with you when you say "ALL children of ALL generations are self centered in a sense". People are selfish in many different ways in many different generations.
I also agree with that statement; however, I think there is huge differences among children in the same generations, because they are in the same generation doesn't mean have the same opportunities or are influenced by the same factors.
Your points are valid and I am grateful you shared, but I have to disagree with your comment that states, "I do not think that the NPI tests are very reliable, the questions Like "I am going to be a great person" or "I hope I am going to be successful" is their own opinion on how they want to live their life. If a person was to answer "I am going to be a great person" just means that they have self-esteem and have the goals to achieve being a great person throughout life." I disagree because a person with self-confidence in the sense you speak of would most likely say something along the lines of, "I hope I will be a great person" or "I plan to work to be a great person." A narcissistic person would be the one to say "I AM going to be a great person" and "I Am going to be successful." Also, I took the line from the article that states, "Third, narcissism involves a wide range of self-regulation efforts aimed at enhancing the self" to be directly related to the millions of improvement plans like diets, botox, implants, plastic surgery, and so forth, so I disagree with your disagreement of that statement and whole-heartedly support the observation from the article. Thanks for listening!
Vasti, you did a great job on your statement and I agree with all your points. Good job using the article, and using information from it to prove your points. Self-esteem plays a major roll and be misinterpreted for being self-centered.
The motion of the article says: “Today's youth is more self-centered than previous generation”. I partially agree with the proposing site, but to my mind, we can not fully rely on NPI and our perception of today's values. According to jean M. Twenge et al, the amount of self-centered youth significantly increased between 1982 and 2006, with a score 15.06 to 17.29 correspondingly. However, Twenge and his colleagues tested only small college groups. On the other hand, Kali H. Trzesniewski et al, provided more accurate results with additional data (SAT scores and GPA). According to table 1 in the article, there is no change between two generation. From my point of view, I find this results not quite accurate; the experiment took place in one geographical location, when the topic speaks about the whole generation. Moreover, I think the experiment should kept worldwide, to achieve more reliable results. From my experience, I can say that youth became self-centered for sure, but I can claim that our generation developed materialistic characters, especially in Russia. Also, the culture experienced huge changes within past 30 years, thus, we can't claim that today's youth is more self-centered.
I completely agree with you Rim. I also think that the results aren't very accurate but I don't see how it can be "scientifically" or based on results, proven.
Are today’s youth more self-centered than previous generations? Well, after ready the article “Are today’s youth more self-centered than previous generations?” I would say so. But on both sides of the plate, I do not agree with the NPI tests. I don’t think the tests can be relied or can place someone in whatever category. But apart from the article, in today’s generation there is way more distractions in our society compared to previous generations. In that I mean, in today’s generation people do more in a more extreme way to get self-confidence which can conclude in being self-centered….
In the artical it says children and more self-centered that other generation. I do believe this full heartedly. I do not believe this is an absolute. I believe most children are more self-centered. I believe the NPI Tests are at least semi acurate. The artical was very one sided but I must agree. I would like to see these results. When money became more abundant in families it made the children more self-centered. When there was less money cerculating people seemed more out going. I hope that they continue testing the children through out there lives so we can see if this is a life long trend or if it is only in the youth.
I liked how you brought up that an abundance of money made children more self centered. I also think they should continue to test the children to see if they "grow-out" of their self-centeredness.
I am very glad to see that you are on the same wave length as me in thinking that the tests more tests should be futher examined to see weather or not this is a valid. And A little off topic your dino is awesome
I do think our generation is more self-centered in comparison to other generations prior. Although, I don't think the NPI is 100% reliable. The article clearly states that NPI "attempts to measure various non-clinical levels of narcissistic tendencies..." I don't think that increased narcissistic levels specifically and only apply. I think there are others factors leading into why our generation is how it is now. The reason behind my opinion is due to the fact that our generation is more connected by social networking media, such as Myspace,Facebook etc. Its not just the attention-getting or wanting to be "liked", I think people want to be admired more. I think such sites do give people an exaggerated sense of self-importance and consequently, people lose empathy and do become more self-centered. I also think that, with age, comes the realization that there is more to life and that its not just about themselves.
I agree with your statement how NPI tests shouldn't be relied on, you make a valid point by restating what the article addresses. Also by mentioning how social networking plays a valid roll.
I also agree with the fact that NPI test should not be relied on. I feel this way because it is hard to say how honest people are being during these tests.
Reading these articles, I have come to the conclusion that today's youth isn't more self-centered than previous generations primarily because of the unreliability of the NPI test scores. From a more personal standpoint, I do believe that kids are a bit more self centered. Thinking of the people I know and the ways that they act, there's no doubt that they're self-centered. Even looking at myself, sometimes I don't think and just act on something for my own personal gain. While our parents are out there working to make sure that our lives are better than theirs were when they were our age; we sit here and complain about things we don't have,constantly check our appearances in the mirrors, and usually only consider our own personal problems rather than those of the people around us. In my opinion though, that's just the teenager mentality. After all, we teenagers are ALWAYS right, right? Becoming less self-centered is a part of growing up. For some, it's not going to be hard for them, but for others...
I completely agree with your last comment that "For some, it's not going to be hard for them, but for others..." Also the "we...are always right, right?" is an extremely valid point. Yes, becoming less self-centered is a part of growing up, but I took the question as to refer to just the youth as of right now, so I have to conclude that the youth are more self-centered as a whole. Thanks for the comment!
I agree, todays generation pays a lot of attention to their appearance. You can see this especially with guys now a days. As far as the "We are teenagers" part I partially agree because, there are some teens that are way more self centered. Over all, you had great points.
Most of today’s youth are self-centered. The “yes” article specifically states, “…students score progressively higher on narcissism between the early 1980s and 2006.” Narcissism is defined as “…a positive and inflated view of the self…associated with social extroversion [and]…involves a wide range of self-regulation efforts aimed at enhancing the self.” By this definition, if narcissism is increased then self-centeredness is also increased. The youth of today seem to be more selfish in that they want the more material items. Almost every girl I know says they want to marry a man with money. I myself am guilty of the want of this luxury. Most of the boys I know want a nice car and money. “Back in the day,” the youth would want things like someone to marry and the basic necessities, or so I've been informed (since I wasn't exactly alive at that point). There are valid points to disprove this hypothesis, but I know from experience that today’s youth are extremely self-centered. The experiments outlined in this article only heighten my opinion that the youth are self-centered.
I do not think it is possible to know if today's youth is more narcissistic than past generations. This because even though both authors speak of this "Narcissistic Personality Inventory" or NPI as a prestigious from of measuring self-centeredness how cold anyone possible know how self centered a generation is? Both arguments mention statistics to back their theories and opinions however both sets of statistics seem to good to have a valid argument. For example, Twenge, the author of the "Yes" statement claims "...more recent generations report more narcissistic traits." On the contrary, Trzesniewski, the author of the "No" argument states "..no evidence for changes in specific aspects of narcissism (r= -.01 -.02 for correlation between subscale scores and year of data collection.)" Hence, the debate over this topic in my eyes has reached a stalemate in which neither argument is significantly stronger than the other
In my opinion, our generation is more self centered than the previous generations. There are soo many things we demand for that we do not need, but want because in one way or another it's gong to makes us look better and therefore we will feel better. Most of the time it isn't bad because confidence is needed in life but there are instances in which our generation over uses it and leads to the complaints we hear about. In the article, the author speaks about how the "Narcissistic Personality Inventory" measures various non-clinical levels of narcissistic tendencies and says that it's reliable, However I don't think it should even be considered because the questions that are asked are too one sided. For example, the questions " I am going to be a great person" or " I hope I am going to be successful" don't leave any room for anything other than one being to self centered and one not having enough confidence. They either make you appear self centered or insecure. They can't base anything on that. Our generation is self centered but not for the reasons the article states.
In my opinion I partially agree with the article. I do agree some youth today is self centered, but some aren't. A reason for an adolescent to be self centered would be excelling in something, such as sports and school and try to do their best as an individual. H And from my viewpoint teenagers are self centered, but it's just how kids our age are. However, the NPI tests aren't always accurate. Our generation could possibly be the way it is, because of social networking and the strive to be liked and be known.
I agree with you and like your points. And although I agree, I don't think we can say that it's just how teenagers are because the question is about the change and not the explanation. I do like your points though.
I do not think that one can classify everyone in a generation as self-centered. There has and always will be self-centered people, the same goes for not self-centered people. I think that the people in this generation that are self-centered are just so self-centered that it reflects negatively on others. At the same time, many adults want this generation to have what they didn't. Adults give teenagers all these different things then they think they are spoiled and self centered where they just going with what society says.
I felt that the article was rather biased. You cannot claim that every person in this generation is self-centered. There will always be some self-centered people in the world, but there are many others who are not self-centered. I think you also need to think about how times have changed, as well as technology. Maybe kids today just expect more since so much more is available to them? That does not necessarily make them self-centered.
According to my point of view its not like that. As the fingers are not alike , in the same way , there may not b all the persons self centered. In every place there are every kind of people. So its all upon us how we treat inspite of saying that the previous people were like that. opthalmic instrumets
After reading the articles provided and having exposure to both arguments, I do not believe that today's youth are more self-centered than previous generations. Part of my reasoning comes from the articles and part from simple everyday experience. To begin with, I do not believe you can or should be able to judge a persons level of selfcenteredness and narcissism from tests such as the NPI test/score. Furthermore, there are so many different influences and aspects in our overall society now in comparison to when they are. How can you truly and accuratley compare the two generations? To conclude, I do not believe that youth of today are more self-centered than previous generations for many reasons.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand how they tested certain areas to achieve the NPI test/score. Also, how did the get the results from people from the 1980's? Judging selfcenteredness and narcissism wouldn't be very accurate and would be hard to rate.
DeleteI agree with your statement. The NPI test/score cant be relied on.
DeleteI agree that the NPI test scores can't be relied on. But I think that if more research is done on them that it could be used later down the road if the results are similar to what they are now.
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DeleteIn my opinion, today's youth is not more self-centered than previous generations. There is not precise comparison possible between different generations, because there is a lot of different factors that could influence just one of those generations, making the comparison inaccurate. To me, the only reason why people from other generations thinks that this generation is more self-centered, individualist or even selfish is because they are adults and their perspective and point of view change with the time. i do think that there is a lot of values that changed in our society and it can become really self-centered, but I think 30 years ago there was self-centered people as well.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you! There are so many different factors in society now that could play in to behavior that how can it be accuratley judged? I like the point you made with adults may just have a different perspective now.
DeleteI agree that people grow up and their perspective and point of view change over time. Usually, grown-ups will get grumpy if someone makes a small mess on their property, even if it's an accident. I also agree that there isn't a precise way to make a comparison.
DeleteI don't fully agree with you, because I do think that our generation is more self centered, but you have a few valid point. I agree that there are a lot of different factors that could influence generations and so making the comparisons are inaccurate.
DeleteThe article states, "In a 2006 survey, 81% of 18-25 year-olds said that getting rich was among their generation's most important goals; 64% named it as the most important goal of all. In contrast, only 30% chose helping others who need help, and only 10% named becoming more spiritual...". This statement is telling JUST the views from people in 2006, and not anybody from the 1980's. I disagree and agree that today's youth are more self-centered than previous generations. People's views change when they get older and see reality as a whole. In addition, the world is always changing and today is completely different than it was in the 1980's. From my own opinion, I see kids being self-centered because they don't have to deal with problems such as house payments, taxes, paying for food and water, insurance, gas money, etc. Their views will change once they have to start worrying about certain things.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statement "people's views change when they get older and see reality as a whole." I think that is a very valid point that defends the arguement of the perspective an adult might have.
DeleteI agree with you completely, I also like how you say "their views will change once they have to start worrying about certain things". I think every generation has been self-centered when they were little and living with their parents not having to worry about bills and everyday life expenses.
DeleteI also agree with that. In my opinion, our point of view changes a lot as we get older, and I also believe that happened in previous generations.
DeleteIn my opinion, I believe that today's youth is not more self-centered, but only to a degree. I believe this because of points that the article had, but also from what I have seen of the youth in small and big places. I don’t believe that the NIP tests and what they scored on it should determine if they are self-centered or not. As a young person you may have a different view of everything compared to when you get older, so you can’t judge a book by its cover too early on in life. A person may be as the article said a "narcissist” or “self-centered” during teenage years, but it might be because of something that happened to them. Later on in life they could completely change their ways and become a pacifist and give everything they have to help people. There are so many influences out there these days that people might make think a kid is self-centered, but that is their own perspective not necessarily the real deal. I can’t actually say for sure that today’s youth is not more self-centered because I haven’t ever witnessed previous generations youth. But, all in all, in my opinion today’s youth is not more self-centered than previous generations.
ReplyDeleteI like how you state that "later on in life they could completely change their ways and become a pacifist and give everything they have to help people". I agree with you on this because I do believe that people can change and especially when they get older and learn what life is really about.
DeleteThank you! I think people change once they find out that the world doesnt always work the way they want it too. They could either become nice or mean :)
DeleteI believe that to prove that the NPI tests or any of this information works would be to continue the test through the entire life of the individual. I am glad you saw that things could change later in the life of the individual.
DeleteWhy thank you!! I think I probably thought about that for this blog because of who my parents are haha.
DeleteAfter reading the article "Are Today's Youth More Self-Centered Than Previous Generations?", I disagree with the article. I do not think that the NPI tests are very reliable, the questions Like "I am going to be a great person" or "I hope I am going to be successful" is their own opinion on how they want to live their life. If a person was to answer "I am going to be a great person" just means that they have self-esteem and have the goals to achieve being a great person throughout life. Having self confidence is completely different then being narcissistic, in the article when it states "Third, narcissism involves a wide range of self-regulation efforts aimed at enhancing the self", I think if false, older generations want the younger generation to succeed so by saying that improving one's self is related to being narcissistic isn't right. I also believe that ALL children of ALL generations are self-centered in a sense that we don't have to pay for houses, electric bills, food bills, or just everyday expenses. So when a kid moves out and starts their life without having their parents to hold their hands they will grow up and not be self-centered. Lastly, I believe that things have greatly changed since the 1980's making the older generations think the younger generations are more self-centered.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you when you say "ALL children of ALL generations are self centered in a sense". People are selfish in many different ways in many different generations.
DeleteI also agree with that statement; however, I think there is huge differences among children in the same generations, because they are in the same generation doesn't mean have the same opportunities or are influenced by the same factors.
DeleteI agree with you statement aswell.. good job on using the article to prove all of your points.
DeleteYour points are valid and I am grateful you shared, but I have to disagree with your comment that states, "I do not think that the NPI tests are very reliable, the questions Like "I am going to be a great person" or "I hope I am going to be successful" is their own opinion on how they want to live their life. If a person was to answer "I am going to be a great person" just means that they have self-esteem and have the goals to achieve being a great person throughout life." I disagree because a person with self-confidence in the sense you speak of would most likely say something along the lines of, "I hope I will be a great person" or "I plan to work to be a great person." A narcissistic person would be the one to say "I AM going to be a great person" and "I Am going to be successful." Also, I took the line from the article that states, "Third, narcissism involves a wide range of self-regulation efforts aimed at enhancing the self" to be directly related to the millions of improvement plans like diets, botox, implants, plastic surgery, and so forth, so I disagree with your disagreement of that statement and whole-heartedly support the observation from the article. Thanks for listening!
DeleteVasti, you did a great job on your statement and I agree with all your points. Good job using the article, and using information from it to prove your points. Self-esteem plays a major roll and be misinterpreted for being self-centered.
DeleteThank you for all of the comments!!! I am glad for everyones input and I am glad to see other people's perspectives!
DeleteThe motion of the article says: “Today's youth is more self-centered than previous generation”. I partially agree with the proposing site, but to my mind, we can not fully rely on NPI and our perception of today's values.
ReplyDeleteAccording to jean M. Twenge et al, the amount of self-centered youth significantly increased between 1982 and 2006, with a score 15.06 to 17.29 correspondingly. However, Twenge and his colleagues tested only small college groups.
On the other hand, Kali H. Trzesniewski et al, provided more accurate results with additional data (SAT scores and GPA). According to table 1 in the article, there is no change between two generation. From my point of view, I find this results not quite accurate; the experiment took place in one geographical location, when the topic speaks about the whole generation. Moreover, I think the experiment should kept worldwide, to achieve more reliable results.
From my experience, I can say that youth became self-centered for sure, but I can claim that our generation developed materialistic characters, especially in Russia. Also, the culture experienced huge changes within past 30 years, thus, we can't claim that today's youth is more self-centered.
I completely agree with you Rim. I also think that the results aren't very accurate but I don't see how it can be "scientifically" or based on results, proven.
DeleteAre today’s youth more self-centered than previous generations? Well, after ready the article “Are today’s youth more self-centered than previous generations?” I would say so. But on both sides of the plate, I do not agree with the NPI tests. I don’t think the tests can be relied or can place someone in whatever category. But apart from the article, in today’s generation there is way more distractions in our society compared to previous generations. In that I mean, in today’s generation people do more in a more extreme way to get self-confidence which can conclude in being self-centered….
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on your points. I also don't agree with the NPI tests either because they can't be relied on.
DeleteI agree, although I dont think the article proved it very well, our generation is more self centered.
DeleteIn the artical it says children and more self-centered that other generation. I do believe this full heartedly. I do not believe this is an absolute. I believe most children are more self-centered. I believe the NPI Tests are at least semi acurate. The artical was very one sided but I must agree. I would like to see these results. When money became more abundant in families it made the children more self-centered. When there was less money cerculating people seemed more out going. I hope that they continue testing the children through out there lives so we can see if this is a life long trend or if it is only in the youth.
ReplyDeleteI liked how you brought up that an abundance of money made children more self centered. I also think they should continue to test the children to see if they "grow-out" of their self-centeredness.
DeleteI am very glad to see that you are on the same wave length as me in thinking that the tests more tests should be futher examined to see weather or not this is a valid. And A little off topic your dino is awesome
DeleteI do think our generation is more self-centered in comparison to other generations prior. Although, I don't think the NPI is 100% reliable. The article clearly states that NPI "attempts to measure various non-clinical levels of narcissistic tendencies..." I don't think that increased narcissistic levels specifically and only apply. I think there are others factors leading into why our generation is how it is now. The reason behind my opinion is due to the fact that our generation is more connected by social networking media, such as Myspace,Facebook etc. Its not just the attention-getting or wanting to be "liked", I think people want to be admired more. I think such sites do give people an exaggerated sense of self-importance and consequently, people lose empathy and do become more self-centered. I also think that, with age, comes the realization that there is more to life and that its not just about themselves.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statement how NPI tests shouldn't be relied on, you make a valid point by restating what the article addresses. Also by mentioning how social networking plays a valid roll.
DeleteI also agree with the fact that NPI test should not be relied on. I feel this way because it is hard to say how honest people are being during these tests.
DeleteReading these articles, I have come to the conclusion that today's youth isn't more self-centered than previous generations primarily because of the unreliability of the NPI test scores. From a more personal standpoint, I do believe that kids are a bit more self centered. Thinking of the people I know and the ways that they act, there's no doubt that they're self-centered. Even looking at myself, sometimes I don't think and just act on something for my own personal gain. While our parents are out there working to make sure that our lives are better than theirs were when they were our age; we sit here and complain about things we don't have,constantly check our appearances in the mirrors, and usually only consider our own personal problems rather than those of the people around us. In my opinion though, that's just the teenager mentality. After all, we teenagers are ALWAYS right, right? Becoming less self-centered is a part of growing up. For some, it's not going to be hard for them, but for others...
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your last comment that "For some, it's not going to be hard for them, but for others..." Also the "we...are always right, right?" is an extremely valid point. Yes, becoming less self-centered is a part of growing up, but I took the question as to refer to just the youth as of right now, so I have to conclude that the youth are more self-centered as a whole. Thanks for the comment!
DeleteI agree, todays generation pays a lot of attention to their appearance. You can see this especially with guys now a days. As far as the "We are teenagers" part I partially agree because, there are some teens that are way more self centered. Over all, you had great points.
DeleteMost of today’s youth are self-centered. The “yes” article specifically states, “…students score progressively higher on narcissism between the early 1980s and 2006.” Narcissism is defined as “…a positive and inflated view of the self…associated with social extroversion [and]…involves a wide range of self-regulation efforts aimed at enhancing the self.” By this definition, if narcissism is increased then self-centeredness is also increased. The youth of today seem to be more selfish in that they want the more material items. Almost every girl I know says they want to marry a man with money. I myself am guilty of the want of this luxury. Most of the boys I know want a nice car and money. “Back in the day,” the youth would want things like someone to marry and the basic necessities, or so I've been informed (since I wasn't exactly alive at that point). There are valid points to disprove this hypothesis, but I know from experience that today’s youth are extremely self-centered. The experiments outlined in this article only heighten my opinion that the youth are self-centered.
ReplyDeleteI do not think it is possible to know if today's youth is more narcissistic than past generations. This because even though both authors speak of this "Narcissistic Personality Inventory" or NPI as a prestigious from of measuring self-centeredness how cold anyone possible know how self centered a generation is? Both arguments mention statistics to back their theories and opinions however both sets of statistics seem to good to have a valid argument. For example, Twenge, the author of the "Yes" statement claims "...more recent generations report more narcissistic traits." On the contrary, Trzesniewski, the author of the "No" argument states "..no evidence for changes in specific aspects of narcissism (r= -.01 -.02 for correlation between subscale scores and year of data collection.)" Hence, the debate over this topic in my eyes has reached a stalemate in which neither argument is significantly stronger than the other
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, our generation is more self centered than the previous generations. There are soo many things we demand for that we do not need, but want because in one way or another it's gong to makes us look better and therefore we will feel better. Most of the time it isn't bad because confidence is needed in life but there are instances in which our generation over uses it and leads to the complaints we hear about. In the article, the author speaks about how the "Narcissistic Personality Inventory" measures various non-clinical levels of narcissistic tendencies and says that it's reliable, However I don't think it should even be considered because the questions that are asked are too one sided. For example, the questions " I am going to be a great person" or " I hope I am going to be successful" don't leave any room for anything other than one being to self centered and one not having enough confidence. They either make you appear self centered or insecure. They can't base anything on that. Our generation is self centered but not for the reasons the article states.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion I partially agree with the article. I do agree some youth today is self centered, but some aren't. A reason for an adolescent to be self centered would be excelling in something, such as sports and school and try to do their best as an individual. H And from my viewpoint teenagers are self centered, but it's just how kids our age are. However, the NPI tests aren't always accurate. Our generation could possibly be the way it is, because of social networking and the strive to be liked and be known.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you and like your points. And although I agree, I don't think we can say that it's just how teenagers are because the question is about the change and not the explanation. I do like your points though.
DeleteI do not think that one can classify everyone in a generation as self-centered. There has and always will be self-centered people, the same goes for not self-centered people. I think that the people in this generation that are self-centered are just so self-centered that it reflects negatively on others. At the same time, many adults want this generation to have what they didn't. Adults give teenagers all these different things then they think they are spoiled and self centered where they just going with what society says.
ReplyDeleteI felt that the article was rather biased. You cannot claim that every person in this generation is self-centered. There will always be some self-centered people in the world, but there are many others who are not self-centered. I think you also need to think about how times have changed, as well as technology. Maybe kids today just expect more since so much more is available to them? That does not necessarily make them self-centered.
ReplyDeleteAccording to my point of view its not like that. As the fingers are not alike , in the same way , there may not b all the persons self centered. In every place there are every kind of people. So its all upon us how we treat inspite of saying that the previous people were like that.
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