Psy ImageDepartment or Psychology Image

SDSU Logo

 













Department of Psychology
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Dr.
San Diego, CA 92182-4611

Ph: (619) 594-5358
Fax:(619) 594-1332

Life Sciences 110
Mail Code: 4611

Open 8:00 am - 4:30 pm M-F

 

Image of Jean Twenge

Jean M. Twenge

Associate Professor

Department of Psychology
College of Sciences
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Dr.
San Diego, CA 92182-4611

Office: LS-110B289
Phone: (619) 594-4437
FAX: (619) 594-1332
E-Mail:
jtwenge@sciences.sdsu.edu

JeanTwenge.com

New Book

I've written a book about all of my research on generations, called Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled -- and More Miserable Than Ever Before. It uses data from 1.3 million young people to show the real differences among generations on things like self-esteem, individualism, anxiety, and sexuality. I use lots of examples from the media (movies, songs, TV shows) and stories from real people. To find out more about the book, click here. To buy the book from amazon.com (or think about it), click here.

Research Areas and Selected Publications

I am primarily interested in three areas of research: social rejection, birth cohort differences (change over time in traits and attitudes), and meta-analyses. Many of my early publications examined gender roles, and I am still open to projects in that area as well. To find out more go to the Research and Selected Publications page.

Full Curriculum Vitae (PDF Document)

Education

Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1998, Psychology
M.A., University of Chicago, 1993, Social Sciences
B. A., University of Chicago, 1993, Sociology and Psycholog

Professional organizations

Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Society for Experimental Social Psychology (elected member)
My Social Psychology Network (SPN) profile

Webpages of psychology collaborators and friends

Roy Baumeister
Keith Campbell
Natalie Ciarocco Belenky
Jennifer Crocker
Julie Exline
Diane Quinn
Dianne Tice
Kathleen Vohs
Alyssa Zucker

Webpages of other social psychologists researching social rejection and aggression

Brad Bushman
Mark Leary
Kip Williams

Image of a redbar

© 2004 SDSU Department of Psychology - All Rights Reserved