Trzesniewski Kali H, Donnellan M Brent, Robins Richard W
Department of Psychology, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Psychol Sci. 2008 Feb;19(2):181-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02065.x.
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.
本研究调查了过去三十年中自恋和自我提升的长期趋势。尽管最近有观点认为“自尊运动”对当代年轻人产生了影响，但我们没有发现证据表明，从20世纪80年代到2007年，大学生在《自恋人格问卷》上的得分有所增加（N = 26,867），不过我们确实发现自恋的某些特定方面有细微变化。同样，我们没有发现证据表明，1976年至2006年期间，高中生的自我提升水平有所增加，自我提升水平由他们感知到的智力与实际学业成绩之间的差异来定义（N = 410,527）。这些结果对以下观点提出了质疑：与前几代人相比，如今的年轻人对自己的印象越来越膨胀。
