Narcissism and belief in the paranormal

Psychological Reports

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 405-411

  Roe, Chris A ^a   Morgan, Claire L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCISSISM; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; RELIGION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCISSISM; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RELIGION;

EID: 0036545836     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2002.90.2.405     Document Type: Article

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