Neuroticism and agreeableness differentiate emotional and narcissistic expressions of aggression

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 845-850

  Egan, Vincent ^a   Lewis, Meryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Assessment; Five factor model; Narcissism; Personality; Self esteem; Shame

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951676723     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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