A behavioral genetic investigation of the Dark Triad and the Big 5

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 445-452

  Vernon, Philip A ^a   Villani, Vanessa C ^a   Vickers, Leanne C ^a   Harris, Julie Aitken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior Genetics; Big 5; Dark Triad; Twin Study

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148987678     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.09.007     Document Type: Article

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