Disagreeable narcissism mediates an effect of BAS on addictive behaviors

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 101-105

  MacLaren, Vance V ^a   Best, Lisa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Addiction; Narcissism; Reinforcement sensitivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876785871     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.02.004     Document Type: Article

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