Self-Reported Narcissism and Perfectionism: An Ego-Psychological Perspective and the Continuum Hypothesis

Imagination, Cognition and Personality

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-69

  Watson, P J ^a   Varnell, Sherri P ^a   Morris, Ronald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

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EID: 0002994961     PISSN: 02762366     EISSN: 15414477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/MD51-7P8N-WEYE-9H3X     Document Type: Article

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