Dark triad personality traits and theory of mind among school-age children

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 123-127

  Stellwagen, Kurt K ^a   Kerig, Patricia K ^b  

^a EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dark triad; Machiavellianism; Narcissism; Psychopathy; Theory of mind; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867733605     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2012.08.019     Document Type: Article

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