Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled--and More Miserable Than Ever Before

By Jean M. Twenge. 2006

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Time Period and Birth Cohort Differences in Depressive Symptoms in the U.S., 1982–2013 (2015, background): “2010) or speculated that the growth in expectations has led to disappointment and depression (Seligman 1988a; Twenge 2006).”
Managing Millennials: A Framework for Improving Attraction, Motivation, and Retention (2012, background): “Ironically, this sense of entitlement has been shown to stem from the way in which Millennials were raised (Corporate Leadership Council, 2005; Ng et al., 2010; Twenge, 2006); thus, in many cases, the same generation that is criticizing Millennials is responsible for shaping who they are today.”
Birth Cohort Differences in Self-Esteem, 1988–2008: A Cross-Temporal Meta-Analysis (2010, background): “…example, during the 1980s and 1990s, educational practices shifted to incorporate self-esteem into school curricula, in some cases obscuring academic goals by discontinuing practices such as graded report cards, competition, and correcting wrong answers (see Sykes, 1995; Twenge, 2006, for reviews).”
Me first, then the environment: young Millennials as green consumers (2018, background): “This generation has been characterized as selfish, individualist, entitled, and even narcissist, leading Twenge (2006) to label it Generation Me.”
The Development of Self-Esteem (2014, background): “It is possible that sociocultural changes during the 20 th century have influenced the lifespan trajectory of self-esteem (see, e.g., the “Generation Me” hypothesis suggested by Twenge and colleagues; Gentile, Twenge, & Campbell, 2010; Twenge, 2006).”
Generational Increases in Agentic Self-evaluations among American College Students, 1966–2009 (2012, background): “The shift in core cultural ideas toward individualism, high expectations, and even narcissism may explain the increases in positive self-views (e.g., Myers, 2000; Twenge, 2006; Twenge & Campbell, 2009).”
Fitting In or Standing Out: Trends in American Parents' Choices for Children’s Names, 1880–2007 (2010, background): “Just as a regional culture shapes individuals’ attitudes and actions, so does the culture of specific time periods (for a discussion, see Twenge, 2006).”
The Development and Evaluation of the Academic Entitlement Questionnaire (2011, background): “Many researchers have argued that narcissism and generalized entitlement are increasing (Twenge, 2007; Twenge & Campbell, 2009; Twenge, Konrath, Foster, Campbell, & Bushman, 2008), although there has been some degree of argument against that hypothesis (e.g., Donnellan, Trzesniewski, & Robins,…”
The Mediating Effects of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion on Trait Anxiety (2014, background): “Among high school and college students there are additional comparative stressors related to academic performance, the need for peer acceptance, and physical or sexual attractiveness which carry an undertone of self-judgment and over-identification that is associated with depression and anxiety (Har”
Egos inflating over time: a cross-temporal meta-analysis of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory. (2008, background): “Several authors have argued that American culture has increasingly emphasized individualism (e.g., Fukuyama, 1999; Seligman, 1990; Twenge, 2006).”
Changes in the need for social approval, 1958–2001☆ (2007, background): “Thus birth cohort becomes a proxy for the larger cultural environment (Caspi, 1987; Stewart & Healy, 1989; Twenge, 2000, 2006).”