The Intertwined Evolution of Narcissism and Short-Term Mating: An Emerging Hypothesis

The Handbook of Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder: Theoretical Approaches, Empirical Findings, and Treatments

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 210-220

  Holtzman, Nicholas S ^a   Strube, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Mating; Narcissism; Promiscuity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885998850     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118093108.ch19     Document Type: Chapter

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