T
he rise of social media sites like Facebook, MySpace and Flikr, has been accompanied by fears that we are producing the most narcissistic “Generation Me” in history. But is there any actual scientific evidence for that view?
Well, a study of 14,000 college students found that today’s young people are 40 percent less empathetic than college kids from 30 years ago. The research was presented this weekend at the annual meeting of Association for Psychological Science.
Researchers analyzed data from studies conducted between 1979 and 2009,
and found the sharpest drop in empathy occurred in the last nine years.
To read the full, original article click on this link: College Students Are Less Empathetic Than Generations Past: Scientific American Podcast
Author: Scientific America
