Mapping the scale of the narcissism epidemic: Increases in narcissism 2002-2007 within ethnic groups

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1619-1622

  Twenge, Jean M ^a   Foster, Joshua D ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth cohort; Ethnic differences; Generations; Narcissism

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349115312     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2008.06.014     Document Type: Article

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