The Dark Triad: Facilitating a short-term mating strategy in men

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-18

  Jonason, Peter K ^a   Li, Norman P ^b   Webster, Gregory D ^c   Schmitt, David P ^d  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dark Triad; Machiavellianism; Narcissism; Psychopathy; Sex differences; Short term mating

Indexed keywords

EID: 61349156658     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.698     Document Type: Review

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