Despite widespread interest in narcissism, relatively little is known about the conditions that
encourage or dampen it. Drawing on research showing that macroenvironmental conditions …

In the debate about whether or not narcissism has been increasing in recent history, there is
a lack of basic information about how narcissism changes across the adult life span. Existing …

To date, there have been no long-term longitudinal studies of continuity and change in
narcissism. This study investigated rank-order consistency and mean-level changes in …

Previous studies have noted that narcissists do, in some cases, experience benefits. The
current study adds to this discussion by examining whether age might moderate the links …

The present investigation examined associations among narcissism, age, ethnicity, world
region, and gender, using a large (n= 3445) sample of participants representing several …

Scholars posit that economically prosperous times should produce higher individualism and
narcissism, and economically challenging times lower individualism and narcissism. This …

Americans may be more narcissistic now than ever, but narcissism is not evenly distributed
across social strata. Five studies demonstrated that higher social class is associated with …

International research has suggested that levels of narcissism (excessive belief in self-worth,
associated with excessive self-promotion and enhancement) vary across the lifespan, such …

In this article, we make two points about the ongoing debate concerning the purported
increase in narcissistic tendencies in college students over the last 30 years. First, we show …

Three types of adult narcissism, as assessed with Wink's (1991) observational rating
method, were studied over a period of 25years, with participants from the Intergenerational …