Narcissism and aggressive driving: Is an inflated view of the self a road Hazard?

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1423-1449

  Lustman, Michèle ^a   Wiesenthal, David L ^a   Flett, Gordon L ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 77954652666     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00624.x     Document Type: Article

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