Narcissism, self-evaluations, and partner preferences among men who have sex with men

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 725-728

  Moskowitz, David Andrew ^a   Rieger, Gerulf ^b   Seal, David Wyatt ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attraction; Cultural influence; Homosexuality; MSM; Narcissism; Partner selection; Personality development; Physical attractiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849132843     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.01.033     Document Type: Article

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