Interpersonal and intrapsychic adaptiveness of trait self-enhancement: A mixed blessing?

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1197-1208

  Paulhus, Delroy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NARCISSISM; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RECUMBENCY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NARCISSISM; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032063861     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.74.5.1197     Document Type: Article

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