In their book, Twenge and Campbell list the factors fueling the entitlement mentality.
"Narcissism is absolutely toxic to society, " Twenge told me when I interviewed her about her book a few months ago.
One person who has zeroed in on this is Jean Twenge, an associate professor of psychology at San Diego State University.
"Since the 1960s and 1970s, when those expectations started to grow, there's been an increase in anxiety and depression, " says Twenge.
"In the long-term, what tends to happen is that narcissistic people mess up their relationships, at home and at work, " says Twenge.
"Much of GenMe expects to be famous, " writes Jean Twenge, Associate Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University, in her book, Generation Me.
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As a result of this, and the feedback of hundreds of her own students, Twenge has written two highly informed books on our self-centered culture.
Twenge recalled the student who asked her to postpone a final exam because it interfered with his plans for a birthday outing to Las Vegas.
Twenge has spent more than a dozen years examining generational differences.
"We are a generation with few shrinking violets, " concludes Twenge.
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New research from pioneering Millennial scholar Jean Twenge claims that young Americans are more sure than ever of their own self-worth and superiority over their peers.
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