Portrait of a narcissist: Manifestations of narcissism in physical appearance

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1439-1447

  Vazire, Simine ^a   Naumann, Laura P ^b   Rentfrow, Peter J ^c   Gosling, Samuel D ^d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Brunswik Lens Model; Narcissism; Person perception; Personality; Personality judgment

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349117482     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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