Narcissism isn’t necessarily genetic, predisposition to it may be, but personality disorders seem to be caused by a combination of factors, with a major one being childhood experiences. Source My father has (unmanaged, but not particularly severe) NPD and I just wound up with CPTSD and no personality disorders. Same for all my siblings.
In my uneducated opinion, a much better school based approach would be to keep an eye out for children displaying signs of personality disorders, possibly even screening for them, and then trying to help get them access to treatment from a young age so they can stop hurting themselves and others sooner
Declaring genetics as the main factor is pretty recent. But anyway, given the person you inherit it from is usually not far away, mother and/or father and or grandparent/grandparents, the non narcissist parent (if any) is fighting an impossible battle. Knowing about NPD particularities early on, might increase chances, though.
Narcissism isn’t necessarily genetic, predisposition to it may be, but personality disorders seem to be caused by a combination of factors, with a major one being childhood experiences. Source My father has (unmanaged, but not particularly severe) NPD and I just wound up with CPTSD and no personality disorders. Same for all my siblings.
In my uneducated opinion, a much better school based approach would be to keep an eye out for children displaying signs of personality disorders, possibly even screening for them, and then trying to help get them access to treatment from a young age so they can stop hurting themselves and others sooner
Declaring genetics as the main factor is pretty recent. But anyway, given the person you inherit it from is usually not far away, mother and/or father and or grandparent/grandparents, the non narcissist parent (if any) is fighting an impossible battle. Knowing about NPD particularities early on, might increase chances, though.