The influence of pathological narcissism on emotional and motivational responses to negative events: The roles of visibility and concern about humiliation

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 520-534

  Besser, Avi ^a   Zeigler Hill, Virgil ^b  

^a SAPIR ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Forgiveness; Grandiose; Humiliation; Narcissism; Negative emotions; Vulnerable

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955176785     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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