Narcissistic subtypes and contingent self-esteem: Do all narcissists base their self-esteem on the same domains?

Journal of Personality

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 753-774

  Zeigler Hill, Virgil ^a   Clark, C Brendan ^a   Pickard, Jessica D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NARCISSISM; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS;

DEFENSE MECHANISMS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 53749093025     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2008.00503.x     Document Type: Article

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