The United States and the "Culture of Narcissism": An Examination of Perceptions of National Character

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 222-229

  Campbell, W Keith ^a   Miller, Joshua D ^a   Buffardi, Laura E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cognition; culture; ethnicity; self; self identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959650495     PISSN: 19485506     EISSN: 19485514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1948550610366878     Document Type: Article

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