Can Society Decrease Narcissism? | Reducing Narcissism as the Narcissist Ages

This video answers the questions: Do narcissists become more or less destructive with age? Can society do anything to reduce narcissism?

Narcissism:

There are two types of narcissism: With grandiose narcissism we see characteristics like being extroverted, socially bold, self-confident, having a superficial charm, being resistant to criticism, and being callous and unemotional. Vulnerable narcissism is characterized by shame, anger, aggression, hypersensitivity, a tendency to be introverted, defensive, avoidant, anxious, depressed, socially awkward, and shy.

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Talmon, A., & Ginzburg, K. (2019). The intricate role of dissociation in the relations between childhood maltreatment, self-objectification, and narcissism. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 11(8), 909–918. (Supplemental)

Wetzel, E., Grijalva, E., Robins, R. W., & Roberts, B. W. (2019). You’re still so vain: Changes in narcissism from young adulthood to middle age. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. (Supplemental)

Karan, E., Diamond, D., Grinband, J., & Fertuck, E. A. (2019). Perceptual sensitivity to facial self perception associated with pathological narcissism. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 36(4), 303–312.

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