Research  Narcissism decreases with age, study finds

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INTRO: People tend to become less narcissistic as they age from childhood through older adulthood, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association. However, differences among individuals remain stable over time—people who are more narcissistic than their peers as children tend to remain that way as adults, the study found.

“These findings have important implications given that high levels of narcissism influence people’s lives in many ways—both the lives of the narcissistic individuals themselves and, maybe even more, the lives of their families and friends,” said lead author Ulrich Orth, PhD, of the University of Bern in Switzerland.

The research was published in the journal Psychological Bulletin... (MORE - details, no ads)
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Kind of undeniable that most of us get less wonderful with age. But some, like those chosen by God to dodge a bullet, just get more and more wonderful.
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