Differentiating the Dark Triad Within the Interpersonal Circumplex

Handbook of Interpersonal Psychology: Theory, Research, Assessment, and Therapeutic Interventions

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 249-267

  Jones, Daniel N ^a   Paulhus, Delroy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Circumplex; Interpersonal (theory); Machiavellianism; Narcissism; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886226435     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118001868.ch15     Document Type: Chapter

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