Narcissism

New research finds the common practice inadvertently projects insincerity.

• By Tom Jacobs

New research finds recent college students are no more self-absorbed than their predecessors.

• By Tom Jacobs

The perception that your group is losing ground relative to others can propel a dangerous spiral into populist nationalism.

• By Tom Jacobs

New research finds a link between higher levels of narcissism and a preference for certain television genres, including sports.

• By Tom Jacobs

Surprised museum researchers find many visitors snap photographs of themselves with the masterpieces.

• By Tom Jacobs

The Force is with you, because you're special.

• By Tom Jacobs

New research finds they also contain more negative words than Web-based tweets.

• By Tom Jacobs

Everybody thinks Americans are narcissistic—even Americans—but they're only partly right, psychologists argue.

• By Nathan Collins

But is it narcissism?

• By Gregory Ferenstein

Tough luck, shy guys.

• By Tom Jacobs

A new study teases out the parenting that makes the difference between narcissism and high self-esteem.

• By Francie Diep

Voluntourism is ultimately about the fulfillment of the volunteers themselves, not necessarily what they bring to the communities they visit.

• By Lauren Kascak & Sayantani DasGupta

New research from the U.K. suggests people with narcissistic tendencies can be moved by others’ suffering.

• By Tom Jacobs

A meta-analysis of previous studies shows that moderate self-obsession is positively correlated with effective leadership.

• By Ryan Jacobs

New research provides evidence that narcissism, and the resultant need for admiration, drives tweeting.

• By Tom Jacobs

British researchers report narcissists are more likely than most to engage in creative activities.

• By Tom Jacobs

Or: What We Talk About When We Talk About Narcissism.

• By Paul Hiebert

Researchers report an increase in individualistic words and phrases in American books published over the past half-century.

• By Tom Jacobs