Factor structure and psychometric properties of the pathological narcissism inventory among chinese university students

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 309-318

  You, Jianing ^a   Leung, Freedom ^b   Lai, Katty Kit Yee ^b   Fu, Kei ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHINA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84876512403     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2012.718303     Document Type: Article

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