Narcissists Anonymous or the ‘iGeneration’
True love? … increase in narcissistic behaviour alarms experts. Photo: Steve Baccon Do you fantasise about being a celebrity? Perhaps you rely on Facebook to promote your successes and achievements? Or do you constantly tell your children how special they are to boost their self-esteem but really think you should be the one getting all [...]
Greg Smith’s Resignation: Are Wall Street Traders Psychopathic?
When a Goldman Sachs executive director, Greg Smith, resigned on Wednesday, he left in his wake a scathing op-ed in the New York Times excoriating the firm for its greedy values. The op-ed shook Goldman “like a bomb,” according to another story on the front page the following day. Smith claimed that Goldman’s current leadership [...]
Study: Narcissism and Religion an Unethical Mix
Can’t get enough of yourself? Narcissism can certainly be a social turn-off, and a new study from Baylor University shows that its least appealing features may have the strongest effect on those least likely to be so self-focused: the religiously devout. Researchers at Baylor University surveyed a group of 385 undergraduate students who answered questions [...]
