Interpersonal perception of pathological narcissism: A social relations analysis

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 261-273

  Lukowitsky, Mark R ^a   Pincus, Aaron L ^b  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NARCISSISM; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876695409     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2013.765881     Document Type: Article

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