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USC Study: Celebrities Really Are More Narcissistic Than the General Public
2006-09-06
Celebrities have more narcissistic personality traits than the general population, and people with narcissistic tendencies seem to be attracted to the entertainment industry rather than the industry creating narcissists, according to a groundbreaking study conducted by researchers Drew Pinsky of the Keck School of Medicine of USC and S. Mark Young of the USC Marshall School of Business and the USC Annenberg School for Communication.

The study, which will be published in the Journal of Research in Personality (Elsevier), is the first systematic, empirical scholarly study of celebrity personality and was based on a standardized test of narcissistic personality traits administered to 200 celebrities.
Posted by:Fred

#16  Wow. Last time I was this surprised was when Michael Stipe came out of the closet!
Posted by: BH   2006-09-06 23:12  

#15  I wonder what the results would have been if they'd excluded Katie Couric' test results

You mean Katie "Does This Job Make my Head Look Too Fat?" Couric?
Posted by: WTF   2006-09-06 22:17  

#14  You say you heard nothing? Maybe you need your ears checked . . .

Trust a Doctor to come up with that line.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-09-06 15:29  

#13  needs "Master Of Obvious" graphic. ;-p
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2006-09-06 15:02  

#12  The significance is that the Hollywood "Star"system of actors (as opposed to working actors) can attract and promote those with actual personality disorders that can be diagnosed psychologically. Some agents prefer this type of actor, because they doesn't really think for themselves, and will do anything to promote themselves. This also is important information for the public since it relates directly to some actors espousing political opinion as "authoritative." They are manipulatable and shallow. Not all actors are like this or have this disorder, but the bottom line is: Never trust a narcissist.

Some in the entertainment industry are getting sick of being taken for a ride by the narcissists--as evidenced by Paramount dumping Tom Cruise.
Posted by: ex-lib   2006-09-06 14:00  

#11  
A pigs ass is pork!
Posted by: Texas Redneck   2006-09-06 13:26  

#10  I think I can now predict the winner of this year's "No Shit Sherlock" award...
Posted by: mojo   2006-09-06 11:49  

#9  Water is wet.

Curses - beaten to it.
Posted by: The Doctor   2006-09-06 09:27  

#8  I am stunned. I am absolutely stunned. I just thought that these were people whose hedonistic and nihilistic lives the American people, for some bizarre reason, liked to follow, perhaps because they felt that these beautiful people were "better" than they were, or somehow more interesting, because they got to sleep with hot stars and party all day while the rest of us have to go home to a faithful husband and a couple of troublesome children every night. Now we learn that these people who always feature in glamorous cover photographs, who bounce from one relationship to another, who have glowing articles written about them, who have more money than we'll ever spend . . . are narcissistic?

That loud crash was one of the pillars of my worldview falling and shattering into a million pieces. What? You say you heard nothing? Maybe you need your ears checked . . .

And in other news, scientists announce today that rain appears to be wet.
Posted by: The Doctor   2006-09-06 09:26  

#7  Water is wet.
Posted by: Glomort Glons9693   2006-09-06 09:22  

#6  Next up: Wall Stret is greedier.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-09-06 07:40  

#5  There's a nice article I found quite some while ago, and that would be very relevant here :

http://www.hardylaw.net/mental.html

Moore as a symptom of the culture of narcissism

To fully understand the point made here, we must look first at Michael Moore as an individual, before posing a much broader social issue. First, a diagnosis of Moore -- then a look at whether he is merely a mirror for a broader cultural development.

Oscar For Best Acting Out
Of A Personality Disorder?
(...)
Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-09-06 05:43  

#4  ain't it just grand

even my poop is narcissistic
Posted by: Suri   2006-09-06 02:33  

#3  In other breaking news: Scientists discover frog's ass is water tight.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-09-06 01:57  

#2  Eddie Izzard Dressed to Kill"

"... Cause that’s what narcissism is all about, is looking in the mirror and going, “God, I’d like to have sex with myself,” you know? You know, it’s all sort of self-attraction thing...."
Posted by: anonymous2u   2006-09-06 00:58  

#1  I wonder what the results would have been if they'd excluded Katie Couric' test results.
Posted by: phil_b   2006-09-06 00:38  

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