I just cannot control myself: The Dark Triad and self-control

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 611-615

  Jonason, Peter K ^a   Tost, Jeremy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit; Dark Triad; Future consequences; Life History Strategy; Self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955052137     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.05.031     Document Type: Article

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