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An increased obsession with self?
Faculty and students comment on a study stating that college students are more narcissistic
Nick Ngo
Issue date: 3/5/07 Section: News
With the movement helping boost children's self esteem, Safford said a healthy sense of narcissism is fine.
"That's where a person thinks 'I'm a good and average person. I don't suck, that's fine,'" Safford said. "They're aware of what they're good and bad at."
However, when a person is pampered too much with compliments and awards, it leads them to believe that they're special.
"Which is not bad, but then they're starting to think they're better than everybody else," Safford said. "It's healthy to a certain extent, but it's not healthy when it leads you to something you're not entitled to work for."
Freshman Dennis Risser doesn't think that most students are narcissistic, but select individuals are self-absorbed.
"Maybe some teachers," Risser said. "However, there are people who are stuck up, especially one guy in my dorm who he thinks he's better than everybody else."
Junior Lindsay Bryant said her generation as a whole is heading toward that direction. She said the current generation was similar to the older "me" generation and that advertisers help gear them toward that mentality.
Freshman Alex Ursin also rejects the idea of students being narcissistic.
"It's not like people think 'just because we went to college so we're better than everybody else'." Ursin said.
"That's where a person thinks 'I'm a good and average person. I don't suck, that's fine,'" Safford said. "They're aware of what they're good and bad at."
However, when a person is pampered too much with compliments and awards, it leads them to believe that they're special.
"Which is not bad, but then they're starting to think they're better than everybody else," Safford said. "It's healthy to a certain extent, but it's not healthy when it leads you to something you're not entitled to work for."
Freshman Dennis Risser doesn't think that most students are narcissistic, but select individuals are self-absorbed.
"Maybe some teachers," Risser said. "However, there are people who are stuck up, especially one guy in my dorm who he thinks he's better than everybody else."
Junior Lindsay Bryant said her generation as a whole is heading toward that direction. She said the current generation was similar to the older "me" generation and that advertisers help gear them toward that mentality.
Freshman Alex Ursin also rejects the idea of students being narcissistic.
"It's not like people think 'just because we went to college so we're better than everybody else'." Ursin said.
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