The narcissistic mask: An exploration of 'the defensive grandiosity hypothesis'

Personality and Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 160-167

  Thomas, Justin ^a   Hashmi, Amani Al ^a   Chung, Man Cheung ^a   Morgan, Keith ^b   Lyons, Minna ^b  

^a ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RECALL; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879788006     PISSN: 19328621     EISSN: 1932863X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pmh.1219     Document Type: Article

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