Childhood Narcissism: A Call for Interventions

The past decades have seen a global shift toward greater individualism, with cultures increasingly valuing separateness and uniqueness over connectedness and similarity (Santos, Varnum& Grossmann, 2017). Such values may underlie narcissism, an everyday personality trait that exists throughout the population. Narcissistic children feel superior to others, believe they are entitled to privileges, and crave admiration (for an overview of its consequences, see Thomaes& Brummelman, 2016). When they receive the admiration they crave, they feel on top of the world; but when they do not, they feel like sinking into the ground —a feeling that can spiral into anxiety and depression.
Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research