Jean Twenge

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Full Name	Jean Twenge
Occupation	Psychologist
Date Of Birth	Aug 24, 1971(1971-08-24)
Age	53
Birthplace	United States
Country	United States
Horoscope	Capricorn

Jean Twenge Biography

Jean Twenge is one of the most popular and richest Psychologist who was born on August 24, 1971 in United States, United States. Jean Marie Twenge (born August 24, 1971) is an American psychologist researching generational differences, including work values, life goals, and speed of development. She is a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, author, consultant, and public speaker. She has examined generational differences in work attitudes, life goals, developmental speed, sexual behavior, and religious commitment.

She is also known for her books iGen (2017), Generation Me (2006, updated 2014) and The Narcissism Epidemic (2009, co-authored with W. Keith Campbell). In the September 2017 issue of The Atlantic, Twenge argued that smartphones were the most likely cause behind the sudden increases in mental health issues among teens after 2012. Twenge co-authored a 2017 corpus linguistics analysis that said that George Carlin’s “seven dirty words you can’t say on television” were used 28 times more frequently in 2008 than in 1950 in the texts at Google Books. Twenge said the increase is due to the dominance of self over social conventions.

Jean Twenge Net Worth

Jean Twenge is one of the richest Psychologist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jean Twenge 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Writing in The New York Times in 2013, Jeffrey Arnett was critical of her research on narcissism among millennials. He wrote that “I think she is vastly misinterpreting or over-interpreting the data, and I think it’s destructive”. His criticisms of her work on narcissism include that she relies on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI), which he says is inherently flawed at measuring narcissism. Twenge has responded to this criticism by writing that the NPI “…it is employed in 77% of studies of narcissistic traits,” and that it “…is also the best self-report predictor of narcissistic traits derived from clinical interviews.” She also argues that “Documenting trends in young people’s self-reported traits and attitudes is empirical research, not a complaint or a stereotype.”

In 2017, Twenge wrote an article in The Atlantic asking “Have smartphones destroyed a generation?” which presented findings from her new book iGen. Sarah Rose Cavanagh in Psychology Today disagreed with Twenge’s negative view, arguing that Twenge had ignored data supporting positive findings, presented correlation as causation, over-generalized and not taken social contexts into account. Twenge responded to her critics in the same publication, citing a meta-analysis and controlled experiments that showed a negative effect of social media on happiness. She said that her article and book had also highlighted positive trends. She also denied that she was outright opposed to technology: “smartphone or internet use of up to an hour or two a day is not linked with mental health issues or unhappiness… It’s two hours a day and beyond that that’s the issue.”

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Chris Ranked on the list of most popular Psychologist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jean Twenge celebrates birthday on August 24 of every year.

Top Facts about Jean Twenge

1. Jean Twenge is an American psychologist born in 1971.
2. She is known for her research on generational differences.
3. Twenge has authored several books, including “iGen” and “Generation Me.”
4. Her work has been featured in major media outlets such as The New York Times and Time magazine.
5. Twenge’s research suggests that younger generations are more narcissistic and entitled than previous ones.
6. She has also studied the impact of technology on mental health and social behavior.
7. Twenge is a professor of psychology at San Diego State University.
8. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1998.
9. Twenge has won numerous awards for her research, including the American Psychological Association’s Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology in 2006.
10. Her work continues to shape our understanding of generational trends and their implications for society.

Does Jean Twenge have a PHD?

She holds a BA and MA from the University of Chicago and a Ph. D. from the University of Michigan. She lives in San Diego with her husband and three daughters.

What is the twenge study?

Twenge, J. M. (2020). Increases in depression, self-harm, and suicide among U.S. adolescents after 2012 and links to technology use: Possible mechanisms.

Why today's super connected kids are growing up less rebellious more

tolerant less happy and completely unprepared for adulthood and what that means for the rest of us?

iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy—and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood—and What That Means for the Rest of Us is a 2017 nonfiction book by Jean Twenge which studies the lifestyles, habits and values of Americans born 1995–2012, the first generation to …

What is Dr Jeffrey Arnett's opinion of Dr twenge's research and her

conclusions as explained in seeing narcissists everywhere?

“ I think she is vastly misinterpreting or over-interpreting the data, and I think it’s destructive ,” said Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, a research professor in psychology at Clark University. “She is inviting ridicule for a group of people about which there are already negative stereotypes.” Critics like Dr.

Is narcissism an epidemic?

Narcissism is increasing in modern Western societies and this has been referred to as a “narcissism epidemic” [1]. The endorsement rate for the statement “I am an important person” has increased from 12% in 1963 to 77–80% in 1992 in adolescents [2].