Dr. Konrath, who is also with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, added, "Many people see the current group of college students '” sometimes called 'Generation Me ' '” as one of the most self-centered, narcissistic, competitive, confident and individualistic in recent history.' [MSNBC]
She added reasons for this less empathic attitude with college students today. Dr. Konrath commented, 'Compared to 30 years ago, the average American now is exposed to three times as much nonwork-related information.' [MSNBC]
'In terms of media content, this generation of college students grew up with video games , and a growing body of research, including work done by my colleagues at Michigan, is establishing that exposure to violent media numbs people to the pain of others." [MSNBC]
And, "The ease of having 'friends' online might make people more likely to just tune out when they don't feel like responding to others' problems, a behavior that could carry over offline.' [MSNBC]
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William Atkins completed educational degrees in science (bachelor’s in physics and mathematics) from Illinois State University (Normal, United States) and business (master’s in entrepreneurship and bachelor’s in industrial relations) from Western Illinois University
