What have you done for me lately? Friendship-selection in the shadow of the dark triad traits

Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 400-421

  Jonason, Peter K ^a   Schmitt, David P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dark triad; Evolutionary psychology; Friendship; Machiavellianism; Narcissism; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871793465     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14747049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147470491201000303     Document Type: Article

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