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Eric Barker || Plays Well With Others

The Psychology Podcast

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Is Social Media Providing Parasocial Relationships?

A 2010 study of over 14,000 college students found that a 40% decline in empathy over the past few decades. A separate study found scores in the narcissism personality index increased by almost 50% between 1990 and 2006 among a similar cohort. The issue becoming part of that is due to our increase in parasocial relationships," he says. "We're getting a level of self absorption"

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