Wealth and Narcissism: Is Philanthropy a Mirror on the Wall? - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

Wealth and Narcissism: Is Philanthropy a Mirror on the Wall? - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: According to recent studies by Paul Piff, a social psychologist at the University of California, Berkeley, wealthy individuals spend more time looking in the mirror than low-income individuals. His “Mirror, Mirror on the Wall” study demonstrated that wealthy participants—those earning more than $200,000 a year in household income—who anticipated being photographed would groom and primp their way to perfection, whereas low-income individuals either bypassed the mirror or only gave it a cursory glance.