A meta-analytic review of the Dark Triad-intelligence connection

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 789-794

  O'Boyle, Ernest H ^a   Forsyth, Donelson ^b   Banks, George C ^c   Story, Paul A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^c LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dark Triad; General mental ability; Intelligence; Machiavellianism; Narcissism; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883518464     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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