The Self-Absorption Scale: Reliability and validity in non-clinical samples

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 726-731

  McKenzie, Karyn S ^a   Hoyle, Rick H ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Self awareness; Self consciousness; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 53449086988     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2008.07.020     Document Type: Article

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