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People who come of age during a recession tend to be less narcissistic as older adults.

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Narcissism has adverse consequences for personal and professional functioning. Yet little is known about the development of a grandiose self-concept. The present work suggests that strong experiences in early adulthood can affect the development of narcissism.

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This page is a summary of: Entering Adulthood in a Recession Tempers Later Narcissism, Psychological Science, July 2014, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0956797614532818.
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