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Jean M. Twenge

Jean M. Twenge
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Jean M. Twenge

Jean M. Twenge, Ph.D., is a widely published associate professor of psychology at San Diego State University. Her research has appeared in Time, USA Today, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, and she has been featured on Today and Dateline and National Public Radio's All Things Considered. She holds degrees from the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan. Dr. Twenge lives with her husband in San Diego, California.

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Christian Century, September 30, 2011
..." is a groundbreaking, compelling, and deeply necessary look at the challenges facing young people today. Not content to believe tired clichés about the enthusiasm of youth, Christian Smith and colleagues conducted one of the most comprehensive studies...
Register-Guard, September 22, 2011
...Maybe you don’t feel particularly valuable. Maybe you feel like you’re the living embodiment of author Jean Twenge’s book: “Generation Me: Why Today’s Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled — and More Miserable Than Ever...
Roney Smith, September 24, 2011
...What's NewThe NSYR project is pleased to announce the release of: Lost in Transition: The Dark Side of Emerging Adulthood (Oxford University Press, 2011) by Christian Smith with Kari Christoffersen, Hilary Davidson and Patricia Snell Herzog Adding to the...
ADR Prof Blog, July 17, 2011
...the idea that you should never compromise, not in your work life, not in your personal life. - Jean Twenge, author of “The Narcissism Epidemic.” One cause is the loss of humility, and the accompanying belief that my views must always be correct. ...
Online Colleges, June 23, 2011
...scoring in the above-average range — an increase of 30% from the study’s inception. Researchers such as Jean Twenge, who headed up the team, think the blame lay squarely on parents and professionals shoving kids’ head with routine messages of how...
TaxProf Blog, June 9, 2011
...of the answers to these types of questions may be found by understanding the character of our students. Jean Twenge’s book, Generation Me (Free Press 2006) and the follow-up book with co-author W. Keith Campbell, The Narcissism Epidemic (Free Press...
Concurring Opinions, June 7, 2011
...of the answers to these types of questions may be found by understanding the character of our students. Jean Twenge’s book, Generation Me (Free Press 2006) and the follow-up book with co-author W. Keith Campbell, The Narcissism Epidemic (Free Press...
Prodigal Kiwi(s) Blog, May 27, 2011
...this in a couple of weeks – Paul. Thanks Cheryl for bringing it to my attention!] , written by Jean Twenge and Keith Campbell.”  “I first heard about the book”, Cheryl writes, “on an Insights [radio] program on narcissism a few weeks ago,...