The View From the Looking Glass: How Are Narcissistic Individuals Perceived by Others?

Journal of Personality

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-15

  Malkin, Mallory L ^b   Zeigler Hill, Virgil ^a   Barry, Christopher T ^b   Southard, Ashton C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Grandiose; Narcissism; Vulnerable

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NARCISSISM; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872671379     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2013.00780.x     Document Type: Article

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