First off, this poll appears to have been done on behalf of a woman to sell a book. (I haven't read the book so I'm not judging the book itself, just this "poll")

The study was led by Jean Twenge, a SDSU psychology professor and author of "Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled -- and More Miserable Than Ever Before."
Second, look at the actual questions which they ask:

It asked for responses to statements like "If I ruled the world, it would be a better place," "I think I am a special person," "I can live my life any way I want to," and "I like to be the center of attention."
All this is perfectly normal and there is nothing wrong with saying yes to it.

The truth of the matter is young people are all under tremendous pressure. The social programmers who run our society are using highly advanced social programming to make everyone feel inadequate, insecure, and worthless.

Madison Avenue created a cultural image for todays youths which can be summed up in "if your not Britney Spears type perfect, you're nothing". And even if you are Britney Spears, that is not good enough, and society will throw you out when they're done with you (which has happened to Britney Spears). The same thing applies to guys, but it is rappers or rock stars instead (Think of Vanilla Ice who everyone loved, and now he's a laughing stock). This sophisticated propaganda has made everyone feel extremely inadequate, insecure, and worthless, yet no one has the courage to admit it (even to themselves -- this is why the polls are nonsense). Instead everyone just acts like the smiley happy-go-lucky people they see on TV.

To counter that image, Madison Avenue creates a counter-image; a teenager who is a do-nothing, self-absorbed, spoiled brat. The older generations eat this up because to them it appears to be the way youths act, this creates a divide in society and it pits the young against the old.

The sad truth is young people are becoming more and more self-hating. I am 21 and I can see it in the faces of people my age, they hate themselves and they view themselves as nobodies (older people do too, so please don't think you can look down on them). To cover it up they put up a facade of being a 'cool', powerful, Rapper/Rock Star or a 'hot', sexy, Britney Spears type. This is misinterpreted as narcissism when in reality it is a cry for much needed attention. (I hear you and I care for you, read my site ListenLittleMan.com if you want to get out of the trap).

It is one of the saddest things to see and is one of the biggest problems in our world today. An article like this just makes the problem even worse because the essential message is "stop loving your kids and start beating them." (Case in point: This article which coincidentally just happened to have come out right after this one did)

This poll is social engineering propaganda. It is just one more step in an organized campaign to get people to stop loving and caring for each other. Considering the times and the masses of propaganda, it might be tempting to buy into it, but the truth is, it's just more sophisticated, well honed, propaganda.

P.S.:
I know some people are thinking, "but my kids don't do anything." They are "do-nothing, self-absorbed, spoiled brats!" That may be true, but did you ever ask, "why are they do-nothing, self-absorbed, spoiled brats?"

Could it possibly be because you buy into all the propaganda too and nothing they ever do is good enough for you? Hence, they stopped doing anything because they felt their work is not appreciated? (Yikes! Please don't come after me for saying that!)

If you want your kid to "make something of themselves," then you need to make something of yourself first. Young people learn by example. Instead of doing nothing and being self-absorbed yourself, (yelling at them is not doing something) start taking responsibility in your own life and your kids will follow suit.

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