Why Are Narcissists so Charming at First Sight? Decoding the Narcissism-Popularity Link at Zero Acquaintance

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 132-145

  Back, Mitja D ^a   Schmukle, Stefan C ^b   Egloff, Boris ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

interpersonal attraction; lens model; narcissism; popularity; zero acquaintance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NARCISSISM; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEORECORDING;

CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NARCISSISM; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76449116483     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016338     Document Type: Article

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