A life history approach to understanding the Dark Triad

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 601-605

  McDonald, Melissa M ^a   Donnellan, M Brent ^a   Navarrete, Carlos David ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dark Triad; Evolutionary psychology; Life history theory; Machiavellianism; Narcissism; Personality; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856617275     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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