An emerging epidemic of narcissism or much ado about nothing?

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 498-501

  Donnellan, M Brent ^a   Trzesniewski, Kali H ^b   Robins, Richard W ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Generation Me; Generational changes; Narcissim

Indexed keywords

EID: 64849117931     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2008.12.010     Document Type: Article

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