The metamorphosis of narcissus: Communal activation promotes relationship commitment among narcissists

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1271-1284

  Finkel, Eli J ^a   Campbell, W Keith ^b   Buffardi, Laura E ^b   Kumashiro, Madoka ^c   Rusbult, Caryl E ^d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Commitment; Communal activation; Marriage; Narcissism; Relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COURTSHIP; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EGO; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; META ANALYSIS; NARCISSISM; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

AFFECT; COURTSHIP; CUES; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; NARCISSISM; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349221696     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167209340904     Document Type: Article

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