The study was
conducted by five researchers from San Diego State University, University of
Michigan, University of Georgia and University of South Alabama. The study was
based on psychological surveys taken by more than 16,000 college students across
the country during the past 25
years.
The lead
author of the report, Jean Twenge, an associate professor at San Diego State
University, told the Los Angeles Times that she is concerned that society has
raised the self esteem of today’s students to the point where they are likely to
treat others badly as they follow a me-first course in pursuit of success.
Twenge is the author of the book, "Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans
Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled - and More Miserable Than Ever Before,"
which was published last
year.
The study is
still awaiting publication in an academic research journal, but was made public
to coincide with the release of the paperback edition of Twenge’s book and a
recent student affairs workshop at the University of San Diego where Twenge
discussed how the current generation of college students approaches education,
according to the Times.
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