Study: Teens Overconfident, Have 'Wildly' Unrealistic Expectations

 Teens today are overconfident and harbor more unrealistic expectations than teens in the 1970s, a study published in the November issue of Psychological Science finds.

And researchers say the culprits behind the arrogance that many teens possess are their parents and teachers.

The study's co-author told HealthDay news that the findings point to a ''self-esteem'' movement that may have gone too far.

''These kids didn't raise themselves, they got these ideas from somewhere,'' said Jean Twenge, an associate professor of psychology at San Diego State University.

Because modern day parents hand out endless praise, kids readily believe they are somehow superior, she said. Furthermore, research shows that high school teachers now give out ''A'' grades more easily than they in the 1970s, even though students do less homework today than they did 30 years ago. They found that teens today were more likely to describe themselves as ''A'' students, even if they're not, and to believe they'll make exemplary spouses and employees. The overconfidence is causing teens to set ''wildly'' unrealistic goals for themselves, Twenge said.  Source. There, learn your place boys and gals. :P Study: Teens Overconfident, Have 'Wildly' Unrealistic Expectations
So I am being unrealistic when I try to excel in my grades? :| Study: Teens Overconfident, Have 'Wildly' Unrealistic Expectations
What are these wildly unrealisitc expectations?
I'm not surprised. Most (emphasised to prevent the accusations of generalisation) are arrogant morons, and I say that being 16 myself.
[QUOTE=''hokies1313'']What are these wildly unrealisitc expectations?[/QUOTE]With the economy like it is. getting a job seems like an unrealistic expectation.
[QUOTE=''hokies1313'']What are these wildly unrealisitc expectations?[/QUOTE] bah you know, the kids that rap on the street and think they will become the next 50cents tomorow or the 12yo girl that want to be like Paris Hilton
[QUOTE=''ghoklebutter'']So I am being unrealistic when I try to excel in my grades? :| [/QUOTE]That's not an expectation.
Society has unrealistic expectations from our youth as well. It all balances out.
Well that's typical. The average teen these days is entirely arrogant and self absorbed. Myself (well, when I still was a teen that is...) included. Hell, if all of my unrealistic expectations had paid off, I'd be sitting in a lavish mansion next to my supermodel girlfriend with millions of dollars in off shore bank accounts right now. In fact, I probably wouldn't be typing this right now.  They haven't yet reached the age for real life to look at all of their expectations, laugh, slap the poor kids upside the head and proceed to crush all of their little dreams with ruthless efficiency.They'll come of age soon enough. :wink:
[QUOTE=''Funky_Llama''][QUOTE=''ghoklebutter'']So I am being unrealistic when I try to excel in my grades? :| [/QUOTE]That's not an expectation.[/QUOTE]Yeah. :PBut I don't think you're overconfident when you have high expectations for grades, ect. 
Nothing new.
Kids do less homework now because a high school diploma meant more back in the seventies. Now you have to have at the very least a BS.It's not a bad thing that kids have high ambitions. I've always had wildly unrealistic expectations and I'm happy with the way my life has turned out so far. 
[QUOTE=''The_Game21x'']Well that's typical. The average teen these days is entirely arrogant and self absorbed. Myself (well, when I still was a teen that is...) included. Hell, if all of my unrealistic expectations had paid off, I'd be sitting in a lavish mansion next to my supermodel girlfriend with millions of dollars in off shore bank accounts right now. In fact, I probably wouldn't be typing this right now.  They haven't yet reached the age for real life to look at all of their expectations, laugh, slap the poor kids upside the head and proceed to crush all of their little dreams with ruthless efficiency.They'll come of age soon enough. :wink: [/QUOTE]+1 life has a funny way of making you open your eyes, generally when you don't want to. these kids will get a brutal wake up call probably somewhere between 18 and 24 when they realize they're not going to be in the starting line up for the Red Sox or a multimillion dollar rapper. 
[QUOTE=''Boba_Fett_3710'']Kids do less homework now because a high school diploma meant more back in the seventies. Now you have to have at the very least a BS.It's not a bad thing that kids have high ambitions. I've always had wildly unrealistic expectations and I'm happy with the way my life has turned out so far. [/QUOTE]Exactly what I was trying to say.
I blame the bumper stickers that say ''My kid is an honor student''
so who can we blame?
[QUOTE=''Bloodaxe726'']I blame the bumper stickers that say ''My kid is an honor student''[/QUOTE]lol, Pics?
[QUOTE=''loco145''] Teens today are overconfident and harbor more unrealistic expectations than teens in the 1970s, a study published in the November issue of Psychological Science finds.

And researchers say the culprits behind the arrogance that many teens possess are their parents and teachers.

The study's co-author told HealthDay news that the findings point to a ''self-esteem'' movement that may have gone too far.

''These kids didn't raise themselves, they got these ideas from somewhere,'' said Jean Twenge, an associate professor of psychology at San Diego State University.

Because modern day parents hand out endless praise, kids readily believe they are somehow superior, she said. Furthermore, research shows that high school teachers now give out ''A'' grades more easily than they in the 1970s, even though students do less homework today than they did 30 years ago. /**/ They found that teens today were more likely to describe themselves as ''A'' students, even if they're not, and to believe they'll make exemplary spouses and employees. The overconfidence is causing teens to set ''wildly'' unrealistic goals for themselves, Twenge said.  Source. There, learn your place boys and gals. :P [/QUOTE] Well, that's not good since grades could be a lot better in most schools. :|
[QUOTE=''loco145''][QUOTE=''Bloodaxe726'']I blame the bumper stickers that say ''My kid is an honor student''[/QUOTE]lol, Pics?[/QUOTE]How have you never seen one of those?
For the record, I never call it arrogance, I call it confidence. Now we are being told that being confident is a bad thing. Don't beleive everything you read in the news.With the right sample data, you can distort the outcome of any study.