The Relationship Between Narcissism and Friendship Qualities in Adolescents: Gender as a Moderator

Sex Roles

Volumn 67, Issue 7-8, 2012, Pages 452-462

  Zhou, Hui ^a   Li, Yan ^b   Zhang, Bao ^c   Zeng, Mou ^d  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Faculty of Education   (China)

^d CHUXIONG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Friendship quality; Gender difference; Narcissism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865822763     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-012-0169-8     Document Type: Article

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