Narcissism and sensitivity to criticism: A preliminary investigation

Current Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-76

  Atlas, Gordon D ^a   Them, Melissa A ^b  

^a ALFRED UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Criticism; Narcissism

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349091478     PISSN: 10461310     EISSN: 19364733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-008-9023-0     Document Type: Article

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