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W. Keith Campbell

Disciplines:
psychology
social psychology
sexuality/personality
research/narcissism research

Summary

W. Keith Campbell is a social psychologist and professor at the University of Georgia known as one of the world's leading researchers on narcissism. He co-authored The Narcissism Epidemic with Jean Twenge, documenting rising narcissism scores in American society, and has written extensively on the psychology, measurement, and social consequences of narcissistic personality traits.

Core Contribution

Provided empirical documentation of a cultural increase in narcissism across generations using longitudinal data; distinguished between different forms of narcissism (grandiose vs. vulnerable) and their social dynamics; contributed to public understanding of narcissism beyond clinical pathology.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • narcissism epidemic
  • personality psychology
  • generational trends
  • self-esteem culture critique

Notable Works & Achievements

The Narcissism Epidemic

When You Love a Man Who Loves Himself

The New Science of Narcissism

Historical Influences

Roy Baumeister Jean Twenge Robert Hare

Intellectual Lineage

personality psychology tradition social psychology Robert Raskin's Narcissistic Personality Inventory

Contemporaries & Peers

Jean Twenge Jonathan Haidt Roy Baumeister

Minds Influenced

narcissism research fieldsocial media and personality researchself-esteem movement critique

Intellectual Posterity

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