Trait emotional intelligence and the dark triad traits of personality

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-41

  Petrides, K V ^a   Vernon, Philip A ^b   Schermer, Julie Aitken ^b   Veselka, Livia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioral genetics; Dark triad; Machiavellianism; Narcissism; Psychopathy; TEIQue; Trait emotional self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NARCISSISM; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HUMANS; MACHIAVELLIANISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951587173     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.14.1.35     Document Type: Article

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