Expensive egos: Narcissistic males have higher cortisol

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Reinhard, David A ^a   Konrath, Sara H ^b,c   Lopez, William D ^b   Cameron, Heather G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NARCISSISM; NORMAL HUMAN; SALIVA LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; CHEMISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; OSMOLARITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA; UPREGULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; COHORT STUDIES; EGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; NARCISSISM; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UP-REGULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856086642     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030858     Document Type: Article

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