The research, led by Sara H. Konrath of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor […] found that college students’ self-reported empathy has declined since 1980, with an especially steep drop in the past 10 years. To make matters worse, during this same period students’ self-reported narcissism has reached new heights, according to research by Jean M. Twenge, a psychologist at San Diego State University.

(Source: metafilter.com)