Young adult narcissism: A 20 year longitudinal study of the contribution of parenting styles, preschool precursors of narcissism, and denial

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-28

  Cramer, Phebe ^a  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Defense mechanisms; Longitudinal study; Narcissism; Parenting styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751527365     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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