An integrative approach to the assessment of narcissism

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 237-248

  Roche, Michael J ^a   Pincus, Aaron L ^a   Lukowitsky, Mark R ^b   Ménard, Kim S ^c   Conroy, David E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84876679379     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2013.770400     Document Type: Article

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