The relationship between empathy and Machiavellianism: An alternative to empathizing-systemizing theory

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1203-1211

  Andrew, J ^a   Cooke, M ^a   Muncer, S J ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Empathy; Machiavellianism; Negative correlation

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149124446     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.11.014     Document Type: Article

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