Study Finds Wealth Gives Rise To A Sense Of Entitlement And Narcissistic Behaviors - RawStory
Study finds wealth gives rise to a sense of entitlement and narcissistic behaviorsBy Eric W. Dolan - RawStory
Sunday, August 25, 2013 12:14 EDT
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Climbing the economic ladder can influence basic psychological processes within an individual.
According to a new study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin this month, wealth tends to increase a person’s sense of entitlement, which in turn can lead to narcissistic behaviors.
Study Here: http://psp.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/08/19/0146167213501699.abstract
Paul Piff of the University of California at Berkeley told PsyPost “there is something about wealth that gives rise to a sense of entitlement, a sense that one deserves more good things in life than others, which in turn gives rise to an increased or inflated sense of self-importance, vanity, grandiosity, and omnipotence (narcissism).”
“Narcissism is a multi-faceted and complex construct, but that wealth is specifically associated with it suggests that as a person’s level of privilege rises, that person becomes increasingly self-focused – in a sense, becoming the center of their own world and worldview,” he explained.
“The studies in the paper measure narcissism in a whole host of ways, including measuring how likely someone is to stare at their reflection in a mirror (wealthier people do that more often). Even students who come from wealth, but have done little to create their own wealth (yet), report more entitlement. This suggests that wealth shapes an ideology of self-interest and entitlement that’s transferred culturally from one generation to the next.”
Piff conducted five experiments to investigate the associations between social class, entitlement, and narcissism.
The first experiment consisted of...
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[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Otherwise all rich people would be reTHUGs.
Thanks for being one of the good guys. 
true generosity is fun also.
And I don't mean the type of generosity that one can claim on one's tax returns.
When donating to the Goodwill or whatever, we get a paper saying so, with a space there for claiming an amount we can use for deduction purposes. It gets thrown out. Is it really generosity if one can get something back?
I don't think so.
I have more now than I ever have before. I've given a lot away. Clothing that only got worn once, if at all. A few days ago Mr Pipi found a nice end table out in the shed that hasn't seen the light of day in years. We left it at the end of the driveway by the mailbox and when we came home, it was gone. Looking at the yard camera/monitor footage later, it was possible to see which one of the neighbors liked it enough to snag it. Felt great to make someone else's day.
.... to tell us that! 
Who woulda' thought? 
I will take every single study on how the rich and powerful are screwing the rest of us.
And... will use them to attempt to change policy.
And rich people are rich because they DESERVE it and are NOT entitled! THEY work for Obamaphones, government handouts, and other stuff that Democrats want young people and minorities to be ENTITLED to! 
So when will the drug tests for the 1% begin?
